Thyroid tumors identified

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to methods and kits for detecting thyroid cancer by detecting differences in the expression of genes that are differentially expressed in thyroid cancer cells.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This patent application is a continuation of U.S. patent applicationSer. No. 13/063,429, filed Jun. 2, 2011, which is a National Stageapplication under 35 U.S.C. 371 of PCT/US2009/005091, filed Sep. 11,2009 and published as WO 2010/030365 A2 on Mar. 18, 2010 which claimsthe benefit of priority, under 35 U.S.C. Section 119(e), to U.S.Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/191,845 filed on Sep. 12,2008, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/207,812 filedFeb. 17, 2009, the contents of all of which applications arespecifically incorporated by reference herein in their entireties.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to detection and diagnosis of thyroid cancer. Insome embodiments, the methods of the invention can be used todistinguish between benign thyroid cells or tissues, malignant thyroidcells or tissues, and follicular adenomas with nuclear atypia (FANA).

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Thyroid nodules are common in the United States, occurring in greaterthan 60% of individuals. Moreover, their incidence is steadilyincreasing, mainly because of the increased detection of smaller,asymptomatic nodules. Although the majority of these nodules are benign,a significant numbers of patients undergo surgical excision. Uponpathologic review of such thyroid tumors, clear-cut benign or malignantdiagnoses often can be rendered. However, follicular lesions of thethyroid often pose a diagnostic challenge.

A particular diagnostic dilemma is presented in a subset of encapsulatedfollicular lesions with partial nuclear features of papillary thyroidcarcinoma (PTC) (occasional nuclear grooves, focal nuclear clearing, andoverlapping nuclei) and with histological features that fail to placethem reliably in either the benign category or the malignant category.In the inventors' experience, these tumors represent approximately 10%of all follicular-patterned lesions observed at surgical pathology (seealso, Arora et al. World J Surg. 32:1237-1246 (2008)). The difficulty ofclassifying this group of tumors is exemplified further by severalstudies in which poor inter-observer agreement was demonstrated amongexpert endocrine pathologists ranging from 39% to 58% when they reviewedfollicular-patterned lesions of the thyroid (Chan et al., Am J ClinPathol. 117:16-18 (2002); Franc et al., Hum Pathol. 34:1092-1100 (2003);Lloyd et al., Am J Surg Pathol. 28:1336-1340 (2004); Saxen et al. ActaPathol Microbiol Scand [A]. 1978; 86A:483-4864-8 (1978); Hirokawa et al.Am J Surg Pathol. 26:1508-1514 (2002)). This diagnostic difficulty inclassifying such borderline tumors with standard terminology ledWilliams to propose the term well differentiated tumor of uncertainmalignant potential (WDT-UMP) as a separate diagnostic category (Int JSurg Pathol. 8:181-183 (2000).

No matter what terminology is used for these tumors, additional toolsare needed to determine whether thyroid nodules and/or tumors areactually malignant or simply benign, and/or whether such nodules and/ortumors can progress to become malignant tumors.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to methods for improved diagnosis of thyroidcancer that can distinguish not only benign nodules from malignantthyroid tumors but can also identify borderline, pre-cancerous tumors(e.g., encapsulated follicular lesions that may have partial nuclearfeatures of PTC) that may not need aggressive treatment. For example, inone study conducted by the inventors using the methods described herein,the majority of histologically uncertain tumors (66.7%) were determinedto be premalignant tumors, while a smaller number of tumors weredetermined to be benign tumors (26.7%) and only a even smaller number oftumors were actually malignant tumors (6.7%). By using the methods andkits of the invention, the malignant thyroid tumors can be identifiedwith greater certainty, thereby avoiding unnecessary, expensive andinvasive medical procedures that might otherwise have been used to treathistologically uncertain tumors.

Thus, one aspect of the invention is a method of detecting whetherthyroid cancer cells are present in a test tissue or cell sample whichcomprises (a) observing test levels of RNA or protein expression in thetest tissue or cell sample for any differentially expressed gene, and(b) comparing the test levels of expression to one or more standard orcontrol levels of expression, to ascertain whether higher or lowerlevels of expression of any of the genes is present in the test tissueor cell sample, and thereby detecting whether thyroid cancer cells arepresent in the test tissue or cell sample; wherein the differentiallyexpressed gene is selected from the group consisting of ANK2, ARHGAP6,C11orf17, CAPN3, CDH16, ChGn, CITED 1, CITED 2, CKB, COL9A3, CSRP2,DAPK2, DIO1, DPP4, DTX4, DUSP4, EFEMP1, ELMO1, FGFR2, FLRT1, FMOD,GALNT7, GATM, HGD, HMGA2, IGFBP6, KIT, LRP4, MATN2, MET, MYH10, NAUK2,PFAAP5, PGF, PIP3-E, PKNOX2, PRKACB, PROS1, PSD3, QPCT, RAB27A, RXRG,SDC4, SERPINA1, SLC25A15, SLC4A4, SLIT1, SPTAN1, TFCP2L1, TIAM1, TIMP1,TNS3, TSPAN12, UPP1, and a combination thereof.

In some embodiments, the differentially expressed gene can be selectedfrom the group consisting of DIO1, DTX4, GALNT7, HMGA2, IGFBP6, MET,PROS1, SDC4, SERPINA1, SLC4A4, TIAM1, TIMP1, UPP1 and a combinationthereof. In other embodiments, the differentially expressed gene can beselected from the group consisting of ANK2, ARHGAP6, CDH16, CITED 1,CITED 2, COL9A3, ChGn, DUSP4, EFEMP1, ELMO1, FGFR2, FLRT1, FMOD, GATM,KIT, LRP4, MATN2, SLIT1, SPTAN1, TFCP2L1, PIP3-E, PSD3, TNS3, TSPAN12,TIAM1 and a combination thereof. In further embodiments, thedifferentially expressed gene can be selected from the group consistingof C11orf17, CAPN3, CAPN3, CKB, CSRP2, DAPK2, DPP4, HGD, MYH10, NAUK2,PFAAP5, PGF, PKNOX2, PRKACB, QPCT, RAB27A, RXRG, and SLC25A15 and acombination thereof.

Any methods available to one of skill in the art can be used to detectand/or quantify the test levels of RNA. For example, the test levels ofRNA expressed can be detected by microarray analysis or by nucleic acidamplification. In some embodiments, the test levels of RNA expressed aredetected by microarray analysis that includes use of one or more probeson the microarray that can hybridize to one or more of thedifferentially expressed genes, or an RNA or DNA copy of the one or moredifferentially expressed genes. For example, such methods can employ oneor more probes that can hybridize to any of SEQ ID NO:119-172. In someembodiments, the one or more probes hybridize to one or more of thedifferentially expressed genes, or an RNA or DNA copy of the one or moredifferentially expressed genes under moderate to highly stringenthybridization conditions. For example, the hybridization conditions canbe highly stringent hybridization conditions.

In other embodiments, nucleic acid amplification can be employed. Suchnucleic acid amplification can include reverse transcription polymerasechain reaction, real time polymerase chain reaction, or quantitativepolymerase chain reaction. For example, the test levels of RNA expressedcan be detected by nucleic acid amplification using one or more primersthat hybridize to one or more of the differentially expressed genes, oran RNA or DNA copy of the one or more differentially expressed genesunder moderate to highly stringent hybridization conditions. The one ormore primers employed can, for example, hybridize to any of SEQ IDNO:119-172. Such hybridization conditions can in some instances behighly stringent hybridization conditions.

The one or more standard or control levels of expression can include: anexpression level observed for a malignant thyroid cancer cell or tissue;an expression level observed for a benign thyroid cell or tissue; anexpression level observed for a follicular adenoma with nuclear atypia;an expression level observed for a borderline thyroid cell or tissue; anexpression level observed for a normal non-cancerous thyroid cell ortissue; or an expression level observed for a constitutively expressedgene.

These methods can distinguish between benign, malignant and borderlinethyroid cells or tissues. For example, these methods can distinguishbetween benign thyroid cells or tissues, malignant thyroid cells ortissues, and follicular adenomas with nuclear atypia (FANA). Forexample, the test tissue or cell sample is obtained from a patient withthyroid cancer or suspected of having thyroid cancer.

Another aspect of the invention is a kit comprising: (a) at least oneset of oligonucleotide primers, wherein a first primer in the setcontains a sequence complementary to a region in one strand of a nucleicacid sequence template and primes the synthesis of a first extensionproduct, and a second primer contains a sequence complementary to aregion in said first extension product and primes the synthesis of anucleic acid strand complementary to said first extension product, andwherein the template is a differentially expressed gene, or an RNA orDNA copy of the differentially expressed gene; and (b) instructions forusing the at least one set of oligonucleotide primers; wherein thedifferentially expressed gene is selected from the group consisting ofANK2, ARHGAP6, C11orf17, CAPN3, CDH16, ChGn, CITED 1, CITED 2, CKB,COL9A3, CSRP2, DAPK2, DIO1, DPP4, DTX4, DUSP4, EFEMP1, ELMO1, FGFR2,FLRT1, FMOD, GALNT7, GATM, HGD, HMGA2, IGFBP6, KIT, LRP4, MATN2, MET,MYH10, NAUK2, PFAAP5, PGF, PIP3-E, PKNOX2, PRKACB, PROS1, PSD3, QPCT,RAB27A, RXRG, SDC4, SERPINA1, SLC25A15, SLC4A4, SLIT1, SPTAN1, TFCP2L1,TIAM1, TIMP1, TNS3, TSPAN12, UPP1, and a combination thereof.

In some embodiments, the differentially expressed gene can be selectedfrom the group consisting of DIO1, DTX4, GALNT7, HMGA2, IGFBP6, MET,PROS1, SDC4, SERPINA1, SLC4A4, TIAM1, TIMP1, UPP1 and a combinationthereof. In other embodiments, the differentially expressed gene can beselected from the group consisting of ANK2, ARHGAP6, CDH16, CITED 1,CITED 2, COL9A3, ChGn, DUSP4, EFEMP1, ELMO1, FGFR2, FLRT1, FMOD, GATM,KIT, LRP4, MATN2, SLIT1, SPTAN1, TFCP2L1, PIP3-E, PSD3, TNS3, TSPAN12,TIAM1 and a combination thereof. In further embodiments, thedifferentially expressed gene can be selected from the group consistingof C11orf17, CAPN3, CAPN3, CKB, CSRP2, DAPK2, DPP4, HGD, MYH10, NAUK2,PFAAP5, PGF, PKNOX2, PRKACB, QPCT, RAB27A, RXRG, and SLC25A15 and acombination thereof. The first primer and/or the second primer caninclude a label. A container of nucleotides can also be included in thekit where the nucleotides are used as subunits in the synthesis of andamplified product. For example, the nucleotides can be ribonucleotidesand/or deoxyribonucleotides. One or more of such nucleotides can includea label.

The instructions can describe a method for amplifying an mRNA, cRNA orcDNA corresponding to the differentially expressed gene(s). In someembodiments, the first primer and/or the second primer may hybridize toan mRNA, cRNA or cDNA corresponding to the differentially expressed geneunder moderate to highly stringent hybridization conditions. Forexample, the hybridization conditions can be highly stringenthybridization conditions in some instances.

Another aspect of the invention is a kit that includes (a) a microarraywith covalently attached probes that can hybridize to a differentiallyexpressed gene selected from the group consisting of ANK2, ARHGAP6,C11orf17, CAPN3, CDH16, ChGn, CITED 1, CITED 2, CKB, COL9A3, CSRP2,DAPK2, DIO1, DPP4, DTX4, DUSP4, EFEMP1, ELMO1, FGFR2, FLRT1, FMOD,GALNT7, GATM, HGD, HMGA2, IGFBP6, KIT, LRP4, MATN2, MET, MYH10, NAUK2,PFAAP5, PGF, PIP3-E, PKNOX2, PRKACB, PROS1, PSD3, QPCT, RAB27A, RXRG,SDC4, SERPINA1, SLC25A15, SLC4A4, SLIT1, SPTAN1, TFCP2L1, TIAM1, TIMP1,TNS3, TSPAN12, UPP1, and a combination thereof; and (b) instructions forusing the microarray.

In some embodiments, the differentially expressed gene can be selectedfrom the group consisting of DIO1, DTX4, GALNT7, HMGA2, IGFBP6, MET,PROS1, SDC4, SERPINA1, SLC4A4, TIAM1, TIMP1, UPP1 and a combinationthereof. In other embodiments, the differentially expressed gene can beselected from the group consisting of ANK2, ARHGAP6, CDH16, CITED 1,CITED 2, COL9A3, ChGn, DUSP4, EFEMP1, ELMO1, FGFR2, FLRT1, FMOD, GATM,KIT, LRP4, MATN2, SLIT1, SPTAN1, TFCP2L1, PIP3-E, PSD3, TNS3, TSPAN12,TIAM1 and a combination thereof. In further embodiments, thedifferentially expressed gene can be selected from the group consistingof C11orf17, CAPN3, CAPN3, CKB, CSRP2, DAPK2, DPP4, HGD, MYH10, NAUK2,PFAAP5, PGF, PKNOX2, PRKACB, QPCT, RAB27A, RXRG, and SLC25A15 and acombination thereof. Such probes can, in some embodiments, hybridize toan mRNA, cRNA or cDNA corresponding to the differentially expressedgene, for example, under moderate to highly stringent hybridizationconditions. In some embodiments, the hybridization conditions are highlystringent hybridization conditions. Such a kit can also include one ormore standard or control probes. For example, the kit can include one ormore probes for a constitutively expressed gene.

Another aspect of the invention is a method of detecting a mutation in ahuman BRAF gene that includes: (a) obtaining a test sample of genomicDNA from a human; (b) amplifying a segment of BRAF DNA from the genomicDNA using primers with SEQ ID NO: 1 and SEQ ID NO:2; and (c) detectingwhether the mutation exists in the segment amplified; wherein themutation consists of a glutamate substituted for valine at codon 600.

Such a method can also include detecting or confirming whether the humanhas thyroid cancer by observing test levels of RNA or protein expressionin the test tissue or cell sample for any of the differentiallyexpressed genes described herein, using any of the methods and/or kitsdescribed herein.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an image of a histologically borderline lesion. Note thefollicular architecture with focal nuclear clearing and occasionalnuclear grooves.

FIG. 2 is a graphic generated by an unsupervised hierarchical clusteranalysis. FA indicates follicular adenoma; HYP, hyperplastic lesion;BOR, borderline tumor; FVPTC, follicular variant of papillary thyroidcarcinoma; PTC, papillary thyroid carcinoma.

FIG. 3 is a graphic generated by a 2-group K-means cluster analysis. FAindicates follicular adenoma; BOR, borderline tumor; FVPTC, follicularvariant of papillary thyroid carcinoma; PTC, papillary thyroidcarcinoma; HYP, hyperplastic lesion.

FIG. 4 is graphic generated by three-group K-means cluster analysis thatidentified 3 distinct groups of tumors based upon their gene expressionpatterns: malignant (left), benign (center), and intermediate (right).BOR indicates borderline tumor; FVPTC, follicular variant of papillarythyroid carcinoma; PTC, papillary thyroid carcinoma; FA, follicularadenoma; HYP, hyperplastic lesion.

FIG. 5 shows a Venn diagram illustrating the differentially expressedgenes relating 61 genes to benign, borderline, and malignant tumors.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing proposed gene expression changesduring tumorigenesis of follicular-patterned lesions of the thyroid.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to methods of detecting malignant thyroid tumorsand/or distinguishing whether thyroid tumors are benign, malignant,and/or pre-cancerous borderline tumors. While currently availablehistological and/or cytological procedures can sometimes distinguishbenign and malignant thyroid tumors, there are many thyroid tumors thatcannot readily be classified as either malignant or benign by suchhistological procedures. Patients with such unclassified tumors areoften aggressively treated as though their tumors were malignant.However, by employing the methods and kits described herein, theseunclassified tumors can be properly identified as either benign,malignant, or pre-cancerous borderline tumors, thereby reducing the needfor expensive, invasive and unpleasant medical treatment when it isunnecessary.

The application describes an analysis of fiftyhistologically-unequivocal benign and malignant tumors, which led to theidentification of a list of sixty-one genes that are differentiallyexpressed in benign and malignant thyroid tumors. These differentiallyexpressed genes are listed in Table 1.

By using probes for the fifty to sixty differentially expressed genesdescribed herein, forty additional tumors were evaluated, including 15histologically intermediate tumors, 11 benign tumors, and 14 papillarythyroid carcinomas (PTCs). Differential gene expression was used todetect whether the histologically intermediate thyroid tumors weremalignant or not. As illustrated herein, the majority of histologicallyintermediate tumors (66.7%) were actually borderline, premalignanttumors that exhibited gene expression similarities with benign tumors(26.7%) and malignant tumors (6.7%) (FIG. 4). This third category ofborderline tumors (encapsulated follicular tumors with cytologicalatypia) does not fit into previously proposed benign or malignantclassification schemes using standard histological,immuno-histochemical, or mutation analyses. Instead, these borderlinetumors are premalignant tumors that may warrant monitoring but do notgenerally need immediate aggressive medical treatment.

Twenty-seven genes were expressed differentially between the benign andborderline groups, including the cyclic AMP response element bindingprotein/p300-interactivator with glutamic acid/aspartic acid-richcarboxy-terminal domain 1 or CITED1 gene and the fibroblast growthfactor receptor 2 or FGFR2 gene. Fourteen genes were expresseddifferentially between the borderline group and malignant tumors, forexample, the met proto-oncogene and of the high-mobility groupadenine/thymine-hook 2 or HMGA2 gene in malignancies. Mutations of thev-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1 or BRAF gene wereidentified in 4 of 14 malignant tumors but not in benign or borderlinetumors.

Patients who had histologically or molecularly borderline tumors did nothave metastasis or recurrences. These data indicate that encapsulatedthyroid follicular lesions with partial nuclear features of PTC arebiologically borderline tumors that are molecularly distinct from benignand malignant tumors. Moreover, the data indicate that such borderlinetumors identified by the methods and kits of the invention arepre-cancerous with no immediate need for aggressive cancer treatment.

The gene expression profiling methods described herein are more accuratethan existing procedures for diagnosing problematic thyroid tumors. Forexample, the methods of the invention can identify malignant thyroidtumors with greater than 90% sensitivity and 80% specificity. In someembodiments, the methods of the invention can identify malignant thyroidtumors with greater than 93% sensitivity and greater than 82%specificity.

DEFINITIONS

“Genes” are the units of heredity in living organisms. They are encodedin the organism's genetic material (DNA or RNA), and control thephysical development and behavior of the organism. Genes encode theinformation necessary to construct the proteins (etc.) needed for theorganism to function. The term “genes” generally refers to the region ofDNA (or RNA, in the case of some viruses) that determines the structureof a protein (the coding sequence), together with the region of DNA thatcontrols when and where the protein will be produced (the regulatorysequences).

As used herein, the phrase “expression profiling” refers to differentialgene expression analysis/techniques. Examples of such techniques includemicroarray analyses, real time PCR and qPCR. Microarray technologyallows for the comparison of gene expression between, for example,normal and diseased (e.g., cancerous) cells or cells which expressdifferent cell markers. There are several names for microarraytechnology including DNA microarrays, DNA arrays, DNA chips, gene chips,and others.

In this disclosure, “comprises,” “comprising,” “containing” and “having”and the like can have the meaning ascribed to them in U.S. Patent lawand can mean “includes,” “including,” and the like; “consistingessentially of” or “consists essentially” likewise has the meaningascribed in U.S. Patent law and the term is open-ended, allowing for thepresence of more than that which is recited so long as basic or novelcharacteristics of that which is recited is not deleteriously changed bythe presence of more than that which is recited.

Other definitions may appear throughout this disclosure in theappropriate context.

Genes that are Differentially Expressed in Benign and Malignant ThyroidTumors

The expression levels of one or more of the genes listed in Table 1 canbe detected using the methods and kits of the invention. In someembodiments, the expression levels of two or more, or three or more, orfour or more, or five or more of the genes listed in Table 1 aredetected to assess whether a thyroid nodule contains benign or malignantcancer cells. In other embodiments, the expression levels of seven ormore, or eight or more, or ten or more, or twelve or more of the geneslisted in Table 1 are detected to assess whether a thyroid nodulecontains benign or malignant cancer cells. In further embodiments, theexpression levels of no more than ten, no more than twelve, no more thanfifteen, no more than twenty of the genes listed in Table 1 are detectedto assess whether a thyroid nodule contains benign or malignant cancercells.

Differential expression of these genes means that the mRNA or transcriptlevels produced by these genes increases or decreases in a test tissueor cell sample (e.g., a thyroid tissue biopsy) relative to a control,thereby indicating the presence of benign thyroid cells or tissues,malignant thyroid cells or tissues, and/or borderline tumors (e.g.,encapsulated thyroid follicular lesions with partial nuclear features ofPTC) in the test tissue or cell sample from which the RNA/transcriptswere obtained.

Genes whose expression changes in thyroid tumor cells include one ormore of the following genes: ANK2, ARHGAP6, C11orf17, CAPN3, CDH16,ChGn, CITED 1, CITED 2, CKB, COL9A3, CSRP2, DAPK2, DIO1, DPP4, DTX4,DUSP4, EFEMP1, ELMO1, FGFR2, FLRT1, FMOD, GALNT7, GATM, HGD, HMGA2,IGFBP6, KIT, LRP4, MATN2, MET, MYH10, NAUK2, PFAAP5, PGF, PIP3-E,PKNOX2, PRKACB, PROS1, PSD3, QPCT, RAB27A, RXRG, SDC4, SERPINA1, SLC4A4,SLC25A15, SLIT1, SPTAN1, TFCP2L1, TIAM1, TIMP1, TNS3, TSPAN12, UPP1, ora combination thereof.

The following genes were expressed at higher levels in malignant thyroidcancer tissues and cells than in benign thyroid lesions: CAPN3, CITED 1,DAPK2, DPP4, DUSP4, DTX4, GALNT7, HMGA2, IGFBP6, LRP4, MET, MYH10,PFAAP5, PROS1, PSD3, QPCT, RAB27A, RXRG, SERPINA1, SLIT1, SPTAN1, TIAM1,TIMP1, and UPP1. Thus, detection of an increase in the expression of oneor more of these genes in a tissue or cell sample, relative to a benigncontrol tissue sample, is indicative of thyroid cancer.

On the other hand, the following genes are expressed at lower levels inmalignant thyroid cancer tissues than in benign thyroid lesions: ANK2,ARHGAP6, C11orf17, CDH16, CITED 2, COL9A3, ChGn, CKB, CSRP2, DIO1,EFEMP1, ELMO1, FGFR2, FLRT1, FMOD, GATM, HGD, KIT, MATN2, NAUK2, PGF,PIP3-E, PKNOX2, PRKACB, SDC4, SLC4A4, SLC25A15, TFCP2L1, TNS3, andTSPAN12. Thus, detection of a decrease in the expression of one or moreof these genes in a tissue or cell sample, relative to a benign controltissue sample, is indicative of thyroid cancer.

However, as described herein, the inventors have discovered a third typeof thyroid tumor that is pre-cancerous and may not need aggressivemedical treatment when initially detected. As described herein, theseborderline tumors can be distinguished from benign and malignant bytheir expression patterns.

The following genes are differentially expressed between malignant andborderline/benign tumors: DIO1, DTX4, GALNT7, HMGA2, IGFBP6, MET, PROS1,SDC4, SERPINA1, SLC4A4, TIAM1, TIMP1, and/or UPP1. Each of these genesexhibit increased expression in malignant tumors relative to borderlineand benign tumors, except DIO1, SDC4, and SLC4A4, which are expressed atlower levels in malignant thyroid tissues and cells when compared totheir expression in benign and borderline tumors. Thus, whendifferential expression of one or more of these genes is detected in athyroid test or cell sample, such differential expression is indicativeof the presence of malignant tumor cells.

The following genes are differentially expressed between benign andborderline/malignant lesions: ANK2, ARHGAP6, CDH16, CITED 1, CITED 2,COL9A3, ChGn, DUSP4, EFEMP1, ELMO1, FGFR2, FLRT1, FMOD, GATM, KIT, LRP4,MATN2, SLIT1, SPTAN1, TFCP2L1, PIP3-E, PSD3, TNS3, TSPAN12, and/orTIAM1. Each of these genes exhibit decreased expression in malignanttumors relative to borderline/malignant tumors, except CITED 1, DUSP4,LRP4, PSD3, SLIT1, SPTAN1, and TIAM1, which are expressed at higherlevels in malignant tissues and cells compared to borderline/malignanttissues and cells. Thus, benign thyroid lesions can be identified anddistinguished from borderline/malignant tumors by their differentialexpression patterns in a thyroid test tissue or cell sample.

The following genes are differentially expressed between benign andmalignant lesions: C11orf17, CAPN3, CAPN3, CKB, CSRP2, DAPK2, DPP4, HGD,MYH10, NAUK2, PFAAP5, PGF, PKNOX2, PRKACB, QPCT, RAB27A, RXRG, andSLC25A15. Each of these genes are expressed at higher levels inmalignant thyroid tumors relative to their expression levels in benignthyroid lesions, except the following genes: C11orf17, CKB, CSRP2, HGD,PGF, PKNOX2, PRKACB, and SLC25A15, which are expressed at lower levelsin malignant thyroid tissues relative to benign thyroid lesions. Thus,to definitively distinguish between benign and malignant thyroidtissues, the expression of these genes can be evaluated.

The difference in expression levels between a differentially expressedgene in malignant thyroid tissues relative to the expression levels forthat gene in a control (e.g., normal thyroid tissues) can be at least a20% difference in expression levels, at least a 30% difference inexpression levels, at least a 40% difference in expression levels, atleast a 50% difference in expression levels, at least a 60% differencein expression levels, at least a 70% difference in expression levels, atleast an 80% difference in expression levels, at least a 90% differencein expression levels, at least a 100% difference in expression levels,and/or a more than a 100% difference in expression levels. Thus, in someembodiments, the difference in expression levels between adifferentially expressed gene in malignant thyroid tissues relative tothe expression levels for that gene in a control (e.g., normal thyroidtissues) can be at least 1.5 fold, at least 1.7 fold, at least 1.8 fold,at least 2-fold, at least 2.2 fold, at least at least 2.3 fold, at least2.4 fold, at least 2.5 fold, or more than 2.5 fold. Table 1 providesexamples of the differences in expression levels that can readily bedetermined and observed.

Gene expression data may be gathered in any way that is available to oneof skill in the art. For example, gene expression levels can be detectedand quantified by employing an array of probes that hybridize to thedifferent transcripts of one or more of the genes listed in Table 1, byusing nucleic acid amplification (e.g., quantitative polymerase chainreaction) and through nucleic acid hybridization procedures. Othermethods of determining expression of the genes include traditionalNorthern blotting, nuclease protection, RT-PCR and differential displaymethods can be used for detecting gene expression levels. Such methodsare described in the following sections and in the Examples.

Probes and primers that can hybridize to an RNA, cDNA corresponding toany of the following genes can be used to detect differential geneexpression: ANK2, ARHGAP6, C11orf17, CAPN3, CDH16, ChGn, CITED 1, CITED2, CKB, COL9A3, CSRP2, DAPK2, DIO1, DPP4, DTX4, DUSP4, EFEMP1, ELMO1,FGFR2, FLRT1, FMOD, GALNT7, GATM, HGD, HMGA2, IGFBP6, KIT, LRP4, MATN2,MET, MYH10, NAUK2, PFAAP5, PGF, PIP3-E, PKNOX2, PRKACB, PROS1, PSD3,QPCT, RAB27A, RXRG, SDC4, SERPINA1, SLC4A4, SLC25A15, SLIT1, SPTAN1,TFCP2L1, TIAM1, TIMP1, TNS3, TSPAN12, UPP1, or a combination thereof.

Sequences for these differentially expressed genes are available and canbe used to make probes and primers for detecting expression levels.Examples of sequences that can be used to make probes and primers forthese are provided hereinbelow. Any probe or primer that can hybridizeto an RNA or cDNA of any of these genes can be used in the methods ofthe invention. In some embodiments, such a probe or primer hybridizessuch to an RNA or cDNA of a differentially expressed gene undermoderately stringent conditions. In other embodiments, such a probe orprimer hybridizes such to an RNA or cDNA of a differentially expressedgene under highly stringent conditions. Such conditions are known to oneof skill in the art and are described herein.

RNA Manipulation

One of skill in the art will appreciate that in order to assess the mRNAtranscript levels (and thereby the expression levels) of a gene orgenes, it is desirable to provide a RNA sample or a nucleic acid samplederived from the mRNA transcript(s). As used herein, a nucleic acidderived from an mRNA transcript refers to a nucleic acid ultimatelysynthesized from the mRNA transcript. Thus, the original mRNA obtainedfrom a test tissue or cell sample can serve as a template for generatinga nucleic acid derived from an mRNA. For example, such a nucleic acidderived from an mRNA can be a cDNA reverse transcribed from an mRNA, anRNA transcribed from the cDNA, a DNA amplified from the cDNA, an RNAtranscribed from the amplified DNA, and the like. Detection of suchderived products is indicative of the presence and abundance of theoriginal mRNA transcript in a test tissue or cell sample. Thus, suitablesamples include, but are not limited to, mRNA transcripts of the gene orgenes, cDNA reverse transcribed from the mRNA, cRNA transcribed from thecDNA, and the like.

Where it is desired to quantify the transcription level of one or moregenes in a sample, the concentration of the mRNA transcript(s) of thegene or genes is proportional to the transcription level of that gene.Similarly, when hybridization is employed to quantify transcriptionlevels, the hybridization signal intensity can be proportional to theamount of hybridized nucleic acid. As described herein, controls can berun to correct for variations introduced during sample preparationand/or hybridization.

The nucleic acid may be isolated from a test tissue or cell sample(and/or a control tissue sample) according to any of a number of methodswell known to those of skill in the art. One of skill in the art willappreciate that where expression levels of a gene or genes are to bedetected, RNA (mRNA) is isolated. Methods of isolating total mRNA arewell known to those of skill in the art. For example, methods ofisolation and purification of nucleic acids are described in Sambrook etal. (1989) MOLECULAR CLONING: A LABORATORY MANUAL, Cold Spring HarborLaboratory Press; and Sambrook et al. (2001). MOLECULAR CLONING: ALABORATORY MANUAL (3rd ed.). Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, whichare both incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. Filterbased methods for the isolation of mRNA are also available in the artand can be used for isolating mRNA from biological samples. Examples ofcommercially available filter-based RNA isolation systems includeRNAqueous™ (Ambion) and RNeasy™ (Qiagen). One of skill in the art wouldappreciate that it is desirable to inhibit or destroy RNase present inhomogenates of biological samples soon after obtaining the samples sothat the mRNA is not degraded by nucleases during testing.

Frequently, it is desirable to amplify the nucleic acid sample prior toevaluation. If a quantitative result is desired care can be taken to usean amplification method that maintains or controls for the relativefrequencies of the amplified nucleic acids.

Methods of “quantitative” amplification are well known to those of skillin the art. For example, quantitative PCR involves simultaneouslyco-amplifying a known quantity of an internal control nucleic acid. Thisprovides an internal standard that may be used to calibrate the PCRreaction. Detection of the internal control sequence along with themRNAs of interest (e.g., those from any of the genes in Table 1) allowsone of skill in the art to monitor whether the mRNA isolation,purification and quantification procedures accurately reflect actualexpression levels or whether there is a problem with any of theseprocedures (e.g., the mRNA has become degraded during one of theprocedures).

Suitable amplification methods include, but are not limited topolymerase chain reaction (PCR) (Innis & Gelfand, Optimization of PCRs.In: PCR PROTOCOLS: A GUIDE TO METHODS AND APPLICATIONS (eds. M. A.Innis, et al.), pp. 3-12. Academic Press, San Diego (1990); ligase chainreaction (LCR) (see, Wu and Wallace, Genomics (1989)); Landegren, etal., Science 241: 1077-1080 (1988); Barringer, et al., Gene 89: 117-122(1990); transcription amplification (Kwoh, et al., Proc. Natl. Acad.Sci. USA 86, 1173-1177 (1989)), and self-sustained sequence replication(Guatelli, et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 87: 1874-1878 (1990)).

In one embodiment, a nucleic acid sample is the total mRNA isolated froma biological sample (e.g., a test tissue or cell sample). The term“biological sample,” as used herein, refers to a sample obtained from anorganism or from components (e.g., cells) of an organism, includingnormal tissue (e.g., as a control) and diseased tissue such as a tumor,a neoplasia or a hyperplasia. The sample may be of any biological tissueor fluid or cells from any organism as well as cells raised in vitro,such as cell lines and tissue culture cells. The biological sample mayalso be referred to as a “clinical sample” derived from a patient. Suchsamples include, but are not limited to, tissue biopsy or fine needleaspiration biopsy samples, blood, blood cells (e.g., white cells),urine, peritoneal fluid, and pleural fluid, or cells therefrom.Biological samples may also include sections of tissues such as frozensections or formalin fixed sections taken for histological purposes.

In some embodiments, the sample mRNA is reverse transcribed with areverse transcriptase, such as SuperScript II (Invitrogen), and a primerconsisting of an oligo-dT to generate first-strand cDNA. Other desirablesequences can be incorporsated into the first-strand cDNA by linkingthose sequences onto the oligo-dT primer (e.g., a restriction sitesequence, a sequence encoding a promoter such as a phage T7 promoter,etc.). A second-strand DNA is polymerized in the presence of a DNApolymerase, DNA ligase, and RNase H. The resulting double-stranded cDNAmay be blunt-ended using T4 DNA polymerase and purified byphenol/chloroform extraction. The double-stranded cDNA can then be thentranscribed into cRNA or amplified to generate a pool of amplifiedcDNAs. Methods for the in vitro transcription of RNA are known in theart and describe in, for example, Van Gelder, et al. (1990) and U.S.Pat. Nos. 5,545,522; 5,716,785; and 5,891,636, all of which areincorporated herein by reference.

If desired, a label may be incorporated into the cRNA or cDNA when it istranscribed. Those of skill in the art are familiar with methods forlabeling nucleic acids. For example, the cRNA may be transcribed in thepresence of biotin-ribonucleotides or the cDNA may be synthesized in thepresence of biotin-deoxyribonucleotides. The BioArray High Yield RNATranscript Labeling Kit (Enzo Diagnostics) is a commercially availablekit for biotinylating cRNA.

It will be appreciated by one of skill in the art that the directtranscription method described above provides an antisense (aRNA) pool.Where antisense RNA is used with a microarray for detection, theantisense RNA can be the “target nucleic acid” that is hybridized to anarray of the oligonucleotide probes provided in the microarray. In thatcase the oligonucleotide probes on the microarray are chosen to becomplementary to subsequences of the antisense nucleic acids.Conversely, where the target nucleic acid pool is a pool of sensenucleic acids, the oligonucleotide probes are selected to becomplementary to subsequences of the sense nucleic acids. Finally, wherethe nucleic acid pool is double stranded, the probes may be of eithersense, or both senses, as the target nucleic acids include both senseand antisense strands.

To detect hybridization, it may be advantageous to employ nucleic acidsin combination with an appropriate detection means. Recognition moietiesincorporated into primers, incorporated into the amplified productduring amplification, or attached to probes that can hybridize to theamplified product are useful in the identification of nucleic acidmolecules. A number of different labels may be used for this purposeincluding, but not limited to, fluorophores, chromophores, radiophores,enzymatic tags, antibodies, chemiluminescence, electroluminescence, andaffinity labels. One of skill in the art will recognize that these andother labels can be used with success in this invention.

Examples of affinity labels include, but are not limited to thefollowing: an antibody, an antibody fragment, a receptor protein, ahormone, biotin, Dinitrophenyl (DNP), or any polypeptide/proteinmolecule that binds to an affinity label. Examples of enzyme tagsinclude enzymes such as urease, alkaline phosphatase or peroxidase tomention a few. Colorimetric indicator substrates can be employed toprovide a detection means visible to the human eye orspectrophotometrically, to identify specific hybridization withcomplementary nucleic acid-containing samples. Examples of fluorophoresinclude, but are not limited to, Alexa 350, Alexa 430, AMCA, BODIPY630/650, BODIPY 650/665, BODIPY-FL, BODIPY-R6G, BODIPY-TMR, BODIPY-TRX,Cascade Blue, Cy2, Cy3, Cy5, 6-FAM, Fluoroscein, HEX, 6-JOE, OregonGreen 488, Oregon Green 500, Oregon Green 514, Pacific Blue, REG,Rhodamine Green, Rhodamine Red, ROX, TAMRA, TET, Tetramethylrhodamine,and Texas Red.

Means of detecting such labels are well known to those of skill in theart. For example, radiolabels may be detected using photographic film orscintillation counters. In other examples, fluorescent markers may bedetected using a photodetector to detect emitted light. In still furtherexamples, enzymatic labels are detected by providing the enzyme with asubstrate and detecting the reaction product produced by the action ofthe enzyme on the substrate, and colorimetric labels are detected bysimply visualizing the colored label or by use of spectrometer.

So called “direct labels” are detectable labels that are directlyattached to or incorporated into the target (sample) nucleic acid priorto hybridization to a probe or microarray. In contrast, so called“indirect labels” are joined to the hybrid duplex after hybridization.In some embodiments, the indirect label is attached to a binding moietythat has been attached to the target nucleic acid prior to thehybridization. Thus, for example, the target nucleic acid may bebiotinylated before the hybridization. After hybridization, anavidin-conjugated fluorophore will bind the biotin-bearing hybridduplexes providing a label that is easily detected. For a detailedreview of methods of labeling nucleic acids and detecting labeledhybridized nucleic acids see, for example, Peter C. van der Vliet & ShivPillai, eds., LABORATORY TECHNIQUES IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULARBIOLOGY (1993).

Methods for Detecting Differential Expression

The present invention includes a method for detecting and/or quantifyingexpression of any combination of the genes listed in Table 1 (e.g., atarget nucleic acid) in a biological sample.

Such detection and quantification methods can involve nucleic acidamplification (e.g., reverse transcription PCR, quantitative PCR and/orreal-time PCR), wherein a sample containing a target nucleic acid thatis to be amplified (e.g. a cDNA generated from an RNA sample by reversetranscription) is mixed with 1) primers that are complementary tosequences within the target sequence to be amplified, 2) a thermostablepolymerase, and 3) four different nucleoside triphosphates. The normalsteps of nucleic acid amplification are then followed—melting, annealingand synthesis—by thermal cycling of the mixture. The primers employedcan be linked to a label. In some embodiments, a fluorescentintercalating agent is used in the reaction. The labeled primers and/orfluorescent intercalating agents allow quantification of the amounts ofamplified products generated in various test reactions.

When nucleic acid amplification is used to detect gene expression, anyprocedure that amplifies RNA can be used, for example, reversetranscription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays, stranddisplacement amplification and other amplification procedures. Stranddisplacement amplification can be used as described in Walker et al(1992) Nucl. Acids Res. 20, 1691-1696. The term “polymerase chainreaction” (“PCR”) refers to the method of K. B. Mullis U.S. Pat. Nos.4,683,195; 4,683,202; and 4,965,188, hereby incorporated by reference,which describe a method for increasing the concentration of targetnucleic acid in a mixture of genomic DNA or other DNA or RNA withoutcloning or purification.

The steps involved in PCR nucleic acid amplification method aredescribed in more detail below. For ease of discussion, the nucleic acidto be amplified is described as being double-stranded. However, theprocess is readily adapted to amplify a single-stranded nucleic acid,such as an mRNA from any of the genes listed in Table 1. In theamplification of a single-stranded nucleic acid, the first step involvesthe synthesis of a complementary strand, for example, by reversetranscription so that two complementary target strands are available foramplification.

When PCR is performed on double-stranded DNA or cDNA generated from oneor more of the RNAs expressed from the genes of Table 1, two primers areemployed, each primer hybridizing to a different DNA strand at oppositeends of the DNA target. One of skill in the art can readily make and useprobes and primers for the genes listed in Table 1, for example, byexamining available nucleic acid sequences for these genes that areavailable in the sequence database maintained by the National Center forBiotechnology Information (see website at ncbi“dot”nlm“dot”nih“dot”).Examples of some sequences for the genes listed in Table 1 are providedherein and below.

The PCR process for amplifying a target nucleic acid consists ofintroducing a large excess of the two primers to a mixture that maycontain the mRNA (or cDNA generated therefrom) from any of the geneslisted in Table 1, followed by a precise sequence of thermal cycling inthe presence of a nucleic acid polymerase. For PCR amplification, eachof the two primers is complementary to a distinct region in one of thetwo strands of the double stranded target sequence. Primers are selectedso that they hybridize just outside the region of interest to beamplified and so that, upon primer extension, one primer will beextended towards the hybridization site of a second primer hybridized onthe opposite target strand.

To effect amplification, the nucleic acid (RNA or cDNA) is denatured toopen up double-stranded target sites and the temperature is lowered sothat the primers anneal to their complementary sequences within thetarget molecule. Following annealing, the primers are extended with apolymerase. Such primer extension forms a new pair of complementarystrands that likely have different ends than the original target. Suchcomplementary strands can hybridize together to form an “amplicon” thatcan also be a target for amplification. The steps of denaturation,primer annealing and primer extension can be repeated many times. Eachround of denaturation, annealing and extension constitutes one “cycle.”There can be numerous cycles, and the amount of amplified DNA producedincreases with the number of cycles. Hence, to obtain a highconcentration of an amplified target nucleic acid, many cycles areperformed.

The following steps are generally employed during nucleic acidamplification with the inhibitors of the invention:

(a) Each target nucleic acid strand is contacted with four differentnucleoside triphosphates and one oligonucleotide primer, wherein eachprimer is selected to be substantially complementary to a portion thenucleic acid strand to be amplified (hmgn3), such that the extensionproduct synthesized from one primer, when it is separated from itscomplement, can serve as a template for synthesis of the extensionproduct of the other primer. To promote the proper annealing ofprimer(s) and the nucleic acid strands to be amplified, a selectedprimer-hybridization temperature is used that allows hybridization ofeach primer to a complementary nucleic acid strand. The inhibitors ofthe invention can be added or included in this melting/annealingreaction.

(b) After primer annealing, a nucleic acid polymerase is used for primerextension. The nucleic acid polymerase incorporates the nucleosidetriphosphates into a growing nucleic acid strand to form a new strandthat is complementary to the template strand hybridized by the primer.In general, this primer extension reaction is performed at a temperatureand for a time effective to promote the activity of the nucleic acidenzyme and to synthesize a “full length” complementary nucleic acidstrand that extends into and through a complete second primer bindingsite. However, the temperature is not so high as to separate eachextension product from its nucleic acid template strand. The polymerasemay be added after the first melting/annealing reaction.

(c) The mixture from step (b) is then heated for a time and at atemperature sufficient to separate the primer extension products fromtheir complementary templates. The temperature chosen is not so high asto irreversibly denature the nucleic acid polymerase present in themixture.

(d) The mixture from (c) is cooled for a time and at a temperatureeffective to promote hybridization of a primer to each of thesingle-stranded molecules produced in step (b).

(e) The mixture from step (d) is maintained at a temperature and for atime sufficient to promote primer extension by the polymerase to producea “full length” extension product. The temperature used is not so highas to separate each extension product from the complementary strandtemplate. Steps (c)-(e) are repeated until the desired level ofamplification is obtained.

In some embodiments, real-time polymerase chain reaction (real time PCR;also called quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction(Q-PCR/qPCR) or kinetic polymerase chain reaction) is employed toquantify the expression of genes. Real-time PCR amplifies andsimultaneously quantifies a targeted nucleic acid (e.g., an RNAexpressed by one of the genes listed in Table 1). Thus, real-time PCRpermits both detection and quantification (as absolute number of copiesor relative amount when normalized to DNA input or additionalnormalizing genes) of a specific nucleic acid (e.g., RNA) in a sample.

Real-time PCR employs many of the same steps as polymerase chainreaction but the amplified DNA product is quantified as it accumulatesin the reaction in real time after each amplification cycle. Methodsthat are often used to quantify the amplified DNA include the use offluorescent dyes intercalate with double-stranded DNA product, and theuse of modified DNA primers that fluoresce when hybridized with acomplementary nucleic acid template.

For example, any of the SEQ ID NO:3-118 primers can be used in areal-time PCR assay for evaluating expression levels of thedifferentially expressed genes. One type of real-time PCR assay that canbe employed involves use of SYBRGreen dye. SYBR Green is a dye thatbinds the minor groove of double stranded DNA. When SYBR Green dye bindsto double stranded DNA, the intensity of the fluorescent emissionsincreases. As more double stranded amplicons are produced, SYBR Greendye signal will increase. During the PCR assay, such a fluorescentsignal is directly proportional to the number of amplicons generated.

To detect RNA expression levels, real-time polymerase chain reaction iscombined with reverse transcription PCR, where the RNA in a sample isfirst treated with reverse transcriptase to generate a cDNA that canthen be amplified.

Reverse transcription PCR and real-time PCR can be used to quantifyrelative levels of expression from any of the genes listed in Table 1.

The present invention therefore includes a method for detecting and/orquantifying expression of any of the genes listed in Table 1 (a targetnucleic acid) that involves nucleic acid amplification (e.g., reversetranscription PCR and real-time PCR), wherein a sample containing atarget nucleic acid that is to be amplified (e.g. a cDNA generated froman RNA sample by reverse transcription) is mixed with 1) primers thatare complementary to sequences within the target sequence to beamplified, 2) a thermostable polymerase, and 3) four differentnucleoside triphosphates. The normal steps of nucleic acid amplificationare then followed—melting, annealing and synthesis—by thermal cycling ofthe mixture. The primers employed can be linked to a label. In someembodiments, a fluorescent intercalating agent is used in the reaction.The labeled primers and/or fluorescent intercalating agents allowquantification of the amounts of amplified products generated in varioustest reactions.

Microarrays exploit the preferential binding of complementary nucleicacid sequences. A microarray is typically a glass slide, on to which DNAmolecules are attached at fixed locations (spots or features). There maybe tens of thousands of spots on an array, each containing a huge numberof identical DNA molecules (or fragments of identical molecules), oflengths from twenty to hundreds of nucleotides. The spots on amicroarray are either printed on the microarrays by a robot, orsynthesized by photo-lithography (similar to computer chip productions)or by ink-jet printing. There are commercially available microarrays,however many labs produce their own microarrays.

Hybridization

Nucleic acid hybridization simply involves contacting a probe and targetnucleic acid under conditions where the probe and its complementarytarget can form stable hybrid duplexes through complementary basepairing (see Lockhart et al., 1999, WO 99/32660, for example). Thenucleic acids that do not form hybrid duplexes are then washed awayleaving the hybridized nucleic acids to be detected, for example,through detection of an attached detectable label. It is generallyrecognized that nucleic acids are denatured by increasing thetemperature and/or decreasing the salt concentration of the buffercontaining the nucleic acids.

Under low stringency conditions (e.g., low temperature and/or high salt)hybrid duplexes (e.g., DNA-DNA, RNA-RNA or RNA-DNA) will form even wherethe annealed sequences are not perfectly complementary. Thus specificityof hybridization is reduced at lower stringency. Conversely, at higherstringency (e.g., higher temperature or lower salt) successfulhybridization occurs with fewer mismatches.

One of skill in the art will appreciate that hybridization conditionsmay be selected to provide any degree of stringency. Stringency can alsobe increased by addition of agents such as formamide. Hybridizationspecificity may be evaluated by comparison of hybridization to the testprobes with hybridization to the various controls that can be present(e.g., expression level control, normalization control, mismatchcontrols, etc.).

In general, there is a tradeoff between hybridization specificity(stringency) and signal intensity. Thus, in some embodiments, the washis performed at the highest stringency that produces consistent resultsand that provides a signal intensity greater than approximately 10% ofthe background intensity. To better distinguish between the signal andthe background, the hybridized sequences (e.g., on a microarray) may bewashed at successively higher stringency solutions and read between eachwash. Analysis of the data sets thus produced will reveal a washstringency above which the hybridization pattern is not appreciablyaltered and which provides adequate signal for the particularoligonucleotide probes of interest.

As used herein, the terms “hybridize” and “hybridization” refer to theannealing of a complementary sequence to the target nucleic acid, i.e.,the ability of two polymers of nucleic acid (polynucleotides) containingcomplementary sequences to anneal through base pairing. The terms“annealed” and “hybridized” are used interchangeably throughout, and areintended to encompass any specific and reproducible interaction betweena complementary sequence and a target nucleic acid, including binding ofregions having only partial complementarity. Certain bases not commonlyfound in natural nucleic acids may be included in the nucleic acids ofthe present invention and include, for example, inosine and7-deazaguanine. Those skilled in the art of nucleic acid technology candetermine duplex stability empirically considering a number of variablesincluding, for example, the length of the complementary sequence, basecomposition and sequence of the oligonucleotide, ionic strength andincidence of mismatched base pairs. The stability of a nucleic acidduplex is measured by the melting temperature, or “T_(m)”. The T_(m) ofa particular nucleic acid duplex under specified conditions is thetemperature at which on average half of the base pairs havedisassociated.

The term “stringency” is used in reference to the conditions oftemperature, ionic strength, and the presence of other compounds, underwhich nucleic acid hybridizations are conducted. With “high stringency”conditions, nucleic acid base pairing will occur only between nucleicacid fragments that have a high frequency of complementary basesequences. Thus, conditions of “medium” or “low” stringency are oftenrequired when it is desired that nucleic acids which are not completelycomplementary to one another be hybridized or annealed together. The artknows well that numerous equivalent conditions can be employed tocomprise medium or low stringency conditions. The choice ofhybridization conditions is generally evident to one skilled in the artand is usually guided by the purpose of the hybridization, the type ofhybridization (DNA-DNA or DNA-RNA), and the level of desired relatednessbetween the sequences (e.g., Sambrook et al. (1989); NUCLEIC ACIDHYBRIDIZATION, A PRACTICAL APPROACH, IRL Press, Washington D.C. 1985,for a general discussion of the methods).

The stability of nucleic acid duplexes is known to decrease with anincreased number of mismatched bases, and further to be decreased to agreater or lesser degree depending on the relative positions ofmismatches in the hybrid duplexes. Thus, the stringency of hybridizationcan be used to maximize or minimize stability of such duplexes.Hybridization stringency can be altered by: adjusting the temperature ofhybridization; adjusting the percentage of helix destabilizing agents,such as formamide, in the hybridization mix; and adjusting thetemperature and/or salt concentration of the wash solutions. For filterhybridizations, the final stringency of hybridizations often isdetermined by the salt concentration and/or temperature used for thepost-hybridization washes.

“High stringency conditions” when used in reference to nucleic acidhybridization include conditions equivalent to binding or hybridizationat 42° C. in a solution consisting of 5×SSPE (43.8 g/l NaCl, 6.9 g/lNaH₂PO₄ H₂O and 1.85 g/l EDTA, pH adjusted to 7.4 with NaOH), 0.5% SDS,5×Denhardt's reagent and 100 μg/ml denatured salmon sperm DNA followedby washing in a solution comprising 0.1×SSPE, 1.0% SDS at 42° C. when aprobe of about 500 nucleotides in length is employed.

“Medium stringency conditions” when used in reference to nucleic acidhybridization include conditions equivalent to binding or hybridizationat 42° C. in a solution consisting of 5×SSPE (43.8 g/1 NaCl, 6.9 g/lNaH₂PO₄ H₂O and 1.85 g/l EDTA, pH adjusted to 7.4 with NaOH), 0.5% SDS,5×Denhardt's reagent and 100 μg/ml denatured salmon sperm DNA followedby washing in a solution comprising 1.0×SSPE, 1.0% SDS at 42° C. when aprobe of about 500 nucleotides in length is employed.

“Low stringency conditions” include conditions equivalent to binding orhybridization at 42EC in a solution consisting of 5×SSPE (43.8 g/l NaCl,6.9 g/l NaH₂PO₄ H₂O and 1.85 g/l EDTA, pH adjusted to 7.4 with NaOH),0.1% SDS, 5×Denhardt's reagent [50×Denhardt's contains per 500 ml: 5 gFicoll (Type 400, Pharmacia), 5 g BSA (Fraction V; Sigma)] and 100 g/mldenatured salmon sperm DNA followed by washing in a solution comprising5×SSPE, 0.1% SDS at 42° C. when a probe of about 500 nucleotides inlength is employed.

The term “homology” refers to a degree of sequence identity. There maybe partial homology or complete homology (i.e., identity). Homology isoften measured using sequence analysis software (e.g., Sequence AnalysisSoftware Package of the Genetics Computer Group. University of WisconsinBiotechnology Center. 1710 University Avenue. Madison, Wis. 53705). Suchsoftware matches similar sequences by assigning degrees of homology tovarious substitutions, deletions, insertions, and other modifications.Conservative substitutions typically include substitutions within thefollowing groups: glycine, alanine; valine, isoleucine, leucine;aspartic acid, glutamic acid, asparagine, glutamine; serine, threonine;lysine, arginine; and phenylalanine, tyrosine.

It is also understood that these ranges, compositions and conditions forhybridization are mentioned by way of non-limiting examples only, andthat the desired stringency for a particular hybridization reaction isoften determined empirically by comparison to one or more positive ornegative controls. Depending on the application envisioned it ispreferred to employ varying conditions of hybridization to achievevarying degrees of selectivity of a nucleic acid towards a targetsequence. In a non-limiting example, identification or isolation of arelated target nucleic acid that does not hybridize to a nucleic acidunder stringent conditions may be achieved by hybridization at lowtemperature and/or high ionic strength. Such conditions are termed “lowstringency” or “low stringency conditions,” and non-limiting examples oflow stringency include hybridization performed at about 0.15 M to about0.9 M NaCl at a temperature range of about 20° C. to about 50° C. Ofcourse, it is within the skill of one in the art to further modify thelow or high stringency conditions to suite a particular application.

The hybridization conditions selected also depend on the particularcircumstances (depending, for example, on the G+C content, type oftarget nucleic acid, source of nucleic acid, and size of hybridizationprobe). Optimization of hybridization conditions for the particularapplication of interest is well known to those of skill in the art.Representative solid phase hybridization methods are disclosed in U.S.Pat. Nos. 5,843,663, 5,900,481, and 5,919,626, which are incorporatedherein by reference in their entireties. Other methods of hybridizationthat may be used in the practice of the present invention are disclosedin U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,849,481, 5,849,486, and 5,851,772, which are alsoincorporated herein by reference in their entireties.

Signal Detection

The hybridized nucleic acids are typically detected by detecting one ormore labels attached to either the nucleic acids derived from a testsample (e.g., an amplified product) or to a probe that is hybridized tothe mRNA or an amplified product of the mRNA. The labels may beincorporated by any of a number of means well known to those of skill inthe art (for example, see Affymetrix GeneChip™ Expression AnalysisTechnical Manual).

DNA arrays and gene chip technology provide a means of rapidly screeninga large number of nucleic acid samples for their ability to hybridize toa variety of single stranded DNA probes immobilized on a solidsubstrate. These techniques involve quantitative methods for analyzinglarge numbers of genes rapidly and accurately. The technologycapitalizes on the complementary binding properties of single strandedDNA to screen nucleic acid samples by hybridization (Pease et al., 1994;Fodor et al., 1991). Basically, a DNA array or gene chip consists of asolid substrate with an attached array of single-stranded DNA molecules.For screening, the chip or array is contacted with a single strandednucleic acid sample (e.g., cRNA or cDNA), which is allowed to hybridizeunder stringent conditions. The chip or array is then scanned todetermine which probes have hybridized.

Methods for directly synthesizing on or attaching polynucleotide probesto solid substrates are available in the art. See, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos.5,837,832 and 5,837,860, both of which are expressly incorporated byreference herein in their entireties. A variety of methods have beenutilized to either permanently or removably attach the probes to thesubstrate. Exemplary methods include: the immobilization of biotinylatednucleic acid molecules to avidin/streptavidin coated supports(Holmstrom, 1993), the direct covalent attachment of short,5′-phosphorylated primers to chemically modified polystyrene plates(Rasmussen et al., 1991), or the precoating of the polystyrene or glasssolid phases with poly-L-Lys or poly L-Lys, Phe, followed by thecovalent attachment of either amino- or sulfhydryl-modifiedoligonucleotides using bifunctional crosslinking reagents (Running etal., 1990; Newton et al., 1993). When immobilized onto a substrate, theprobes are stabilized and therefore may be used repeatedly.

In general terms, hybridization is performed on an immobilized nucleicacid target or a probe molecule that is attached to a solid surface suchas nitrocellulose, nylon membrane or glass. Numerous other matrixmaterials may be used, including reinforced nitrocellulose membrane,activated quartz, activated glass, polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF)membrane, polystyrene substrates, polyacrylamide-based substrate, otherpolymers such as poly(vinyl chloride), poly(methyl methacrylate),poly(dimethyl siloxane), photopolymers (which contain photoreactivespecies such as nitrenes, carbenes and ketyl radicals capable of formingcovalent links with target molecules).

The Affymetrix GeneChip system may be used for hybridization andevaluation of the probe arrays, where the probes have been selected tohybridize to any combination of the genes listed in Table 1 (or a cRNAor cDNA obtained from an mRNA generated by any of those genes). In someembodiments, the Affymetrix U95A or U133A array is used in conjunctionwith Microarray Suite 5.0 for data acquisition and preliminary analysisof gene expression patterns and/or levels.

Normalization Controls

Normalization controls are oligonucleotide probes that are complementaryto labeled reference oligonucleotides that are added to the nucleic acidsample. The signals obtained from the normalization controls afterhybridization provide a control for variations in hybridizationconditions, label intensity, “reading” efficiency and other factors thatmay cause the hybridization signal to vary between arrays. For example,signals read from all other probes in the array can be divided by thesignal from the control probes thereby normalizing the measurements.

Virtually any probe may serve as a normalization control. However, it isrecognized that hybridization efficiency varies with base compositionand probe length. Preferred normalization probes are selected to reflectthe average length of the other probes present in the array, however,they can be selected to cover a range of lengths. The normalizationcontrol(s) can also be selected to reflect the (average) basecomposition of the other probes in the array, however in a preferredembodiment, only one or a few normalization probes are used and they areselected such that they hybridize well (i.e. no secondary structure) anddo not match any target-specific probes. Normalization probes can belocalized at any position in the array or at multiple positionsthroughout the array to control for spatial variation in hybridizationefficiently.

In a some embodiments, a standard probe cocktail supplied by Affymetrixis added to the hybridization to control for hybridization efficiencywhen using Affymetrix Gene Chip arrays.

Expression Level Controls

Expression level controls are probes that hybridize specifically withconstitutively expressed genes in the sample. The expression levelcontrols can be used to evaluate the efficiency of cRNA preparation.

Virtually any constitutively expressed gene provides a suitable targetfor expression level controls. Typically expression level control probeshave sequences complementary to subsequences of constitutively expressed“housekeeping genes.”

In one embodiment, the ratio of the signal obtained for a 3′ expressionlevel control probe and a 5′ expression level control probe thatspecifically hybridize to a particular housekeeping gene is used as anindicator of the efficiency of cRNA preparation. A ratio of 1-3indicates an acceptable preparation.

Databases

Any appropriate computer platform may be used to perform the necessarycomparisons between sequence information, gene expression informationand any other information in a database or provided as an input. Forexample, a large number of computer workstations and programs areavailable from a variety of manufacturers, such as those available fromAffymetrix.

Statistical Methods

Combining profiles of gene expression over a wide array of transcriptshas potentially more classification prediction power than relying on anysingle gene. The significance of the difference between the levels ofgene expression between tissue sample types can be assessed usingexpression data and any number of statistical tests such as thosedescribed in the Examples and by using published methods (e.g., theSignificance Analysis of Microarrays (SAM) method, see, Tusher V G, etal., 2001, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 98(9):5116-21). SAM identifiesgenes with statistically significant changes in expression byassimilating a set of gene-specific t-tests. Each gene is assigned ascore on the basis of its change in gene expression relative to thestandard deviation of repeated measurements for that gene. Genes withscores greater than a threshold are deemed potentially significant. Thepercentage of such genes identified by chance is the false discoveryrate (FDR). To estimate the FDR, nonsense genes are identified byanalyzing permutations of the measurements. The threshold can beadjusted to identify smaller or larger sets of genes, and FDRs arecalculated for each set.

Kits

The methods described herein can be practiced using a kit. Such kitsgenerally include probes and/or primers for detecting and/or quantifyingexpression of the differentially expressed genes described herein, andinstructions for performing the detection and/or quantification methods.

Thus, one aspect of the invention is a kit that includes, for example,(a) at least one set of oligonucleotide primers, wherein a first primerin the set contains a sequence complementary to a region in one strandof a nucleic acid sequence template and primes the synthesis of a firstextension product, and a second primer contains a sequence complementaryto a region in said first extension product and primes the synthesis ofa nucleic acid strand complementary to said first extension product, andwherein the template is a differentially expressed gene, or an RNA orDNA copy of the differentially expressed gene; and (b) instructions forusing the at least one set of oligonucleotide primers; whereindifferentially expressed gene is selected from the group consisting ofANK2, ARHGAP6, C11orf17, CAPN3, CDH16, ChGn, CITED 1, CITED 2, CKB,COL9A3, CSRP2, DAPK2, DIO1, DPP4, DTX4, DUSP4, EFEMP1, ELMO1, FGFR2,FLRT1, FMOD, GALNT7, GATM, HGD, HMGA2, IGFBP6, KIT, LRP4, MATN2, MET,MYH10, NAUK2, PFAAP5, PGF, PIP3-E, PKNOX2, PRKACB, PROS1, PSD3, QPCT,RAB27A, RXRG, SDC4, SERPINA1, SLC25A15, SLC4A4, SLIT1, SPTAN1, TFCP2L1,TIAM1, TIMP1, TNS3, TSPAN12, UPP1, and a combination thereof.

The first primer and/or the second primer provided in the kit can have acovalently attached label. For example, the first primer and/or thesecond primer can be selected from any of SEQ ID NO:3-118.

Another kit that can be made and/or used for detecting differentialexpression can include (a) a microarray with covalently attached probesthat can hybridize to a differentially expressed gene selected from thegroup consisting of ANK2, ARHGAP6, C11orf17, CAPN3, CDH16, ChGn, CITED1, CITED 2, CKB, COL9A3, CSRP2, DAPK2, DIO1, DPP4, DTX4, DUSP4, EFEMP1,ELMO1, FGFR2, FLRT1, FMOD, GALNT7, GATM, HGD, HMGA2, IGFBP6, KIT, LRP4,MATN2, MET, MYH10, NAUK2, PFAAP5, PGF, PIP3-E, PKNOX2, PRKACB, PROS1,PSD3, PSD3, QPCT, RAB27A, RXRG, SDC4, SERPINA1, SLC25A15, SLC4A4, SLIT1,SPTAN1, TFCP2L1, TIAM1, TIMP1, TNS3, TSPAN12, UPP1, and a combinationthereof; and (b) instructions for using the microarray.

Probes useful in the microarray of this kit can hybridize to any ofANK2, ARHGAP6, C11orf17, CAPN3, CDH16, ChGn, CITED 1, CITED 2, CKB,COL9A3, CSRP2, DAPK2, DIO1, DPP4, DTX4, DUSP4, EFEMP1, ELMO1, FGFR2,FLRT1, FMOD, GALNT7, GATM, HGD, HMGA2, IGFBP6, KIT, LRP4, MATN2, MET,MYH10, NAUK2, PFAAP5, PGF, PIP3-E, PKNOX2, PRKACB, PROS1, PSD3, QPCT,RAB27A, RXRG, SDC4, SERPINA1, SLC25A15, SLC4A4, SLIT1, SPTAN1, TFCP2L1,TIAM1, TIMP1, TNS3, TSPAN12, UPP1, or a combination thereof

The kit can include other useful components. For example, the kit caninclude a container of nucleotides for use as subunits in the synthesisof and amplified product. In some embodiments, the one or morenucleotides provided can have a covalently attached label. Thenucleotides provided with the kit can be ribonucleotides ordeoxyribonucleotides. Other components provided by the kit includereagents or devices for isolating and/or purifying mRNA, enzymes such asreverse transcriptase, ligase, DNA polymerase (e.g., Taq polymerase),solutions and buffers for performing enzymatic reaction, and/orsolutions for performing hybridization. Thus, the kits can include oneor more buffers, such as a DNA isolation buffers, an amplificationbuffer or a hybridization buffer. The kit may also contain compounds andreagents to prepare DNA templates and isolate RNA from a test sample.The kit may also include various labeling reagents and compounds.

The kit of can also include one or more standard or control probes. Forexample, one or more of the standard or control probes can be a probe orprobes for one or more constitutively expressed genes.

In some embodiments the instructions provided with the kit can describea method for amplifying an mRNA, cRNA or cDNA corresponding to thedifferentially expressed gene(s). One of skill in the art may choose toutilize the kit for detecting differential expression by hybridizationof a first primer and/or a second primer to an mRNA, cRNA or cDNAcorresponding to the differentially expressed gene under moderate tohighly stringent hybridization conditions. When using the kit with themicroarray, one of skill in the art may choose to utilize the kit fordetecting differential expression by hybridization of a probe to anmRNA, cRNA or cDNA corresponding to the differentially expressed geneunder moderate to highly stringent hybridization conditions. Forexample, the instructions provided in the kit can inform one of skill inthe art to employ hybridization conditions that are moderately to highlystringent hybridization conditions.

The kit can include primers and/or probes for detecting some or all ofthe differentially expressed genes. For example, the kits can detectand/or quantify expression of a subset of differentially expressed genessuch as any one of DIO1, DTX4, GALNT7, HMGA2, IGFBP6, MET, PROS1, SDC4,SERPINA1, SLC4A4, TIAM1, TIMP1, UPP1 or a combination thereof. The kitscan detect and/or quantify expression of other subsets of differentiallyexpressed genes, for example, any one of ANK2, ARHGAP6, CDH16, CITED 1,CITED 2, COL9A3, ChGn, DUSP4, EFEMP1, ELMO1, FGFR2, FLRT1, FMOD, GATM,KIT, LRP4, MATN2, SLIT1, SPTAN1, TFCP2L1, PIP3-E, PSD3, TNS3, TSPAN12,TIAM1 or a combination thereof. Alternatively, for example, the kits canbe used to detect another subset of differentially expressed genes suchas one or more of the following genes C11orf17, CAPN3, CAPN3, CKB,CSRP2, DAPK2, DPP4, HGD, MYH10, NAUK2, PFAAP5, PGF, PKNOX2, PRKACB,QPCT, RAB27A, RXRG, and SLC25A15 or a combination thereof.

Thus, probes and/or primers for detecting mRNA expression of any of thegenes listed in Table 1 may be included in a kit. The kit may furtherinclude individual nucleic acids that can be amplified with the nucleicacids of interest. The kit can also include probes and/or primers fordetecting particular control nucleic acid sequences. The control nucleicacids included in the kit can be mRNA(s) and/or control cDNA(s). Theprobes, primers and/or control RNA and/or DNA sequences can be providedon a microarray. Alternatively, the probes, primers and/or control RNAand/or DNA sequences can be provided in separate vials or wells of anassay plate (e.g., a microtiter plate).

Some of the components of the kits may be packaged either in aqueousmedia or in lyophilized form. When the components of the kit areprovided in one and/or more liquid solutions, the liquid solution is anaqueous solution, with a sterile aqueous solution being particularlypreferred. However, the components of the kit may also be provided asdried powder(s). When reagents and/or components are provided as a drypowder, the powder can be reconstituted by the addition of a suitablesolvent. It is envisioned that the solvent may also be provided inanother container or by the user.

The containers for the kits can include at least one vial, test tube,flask, bottle, syringe or other container means, into which a componentmay be placed, and/or suitably aliquoted. A labeling reagent and labelmay be included and packaged separately or together. There can be morethan one component or container in the kit. For example, the kit canalso contain a second, third or other additional container into whichthe additional components may be separately placed. However, variouscombinations of components may be included together in a vial. The kitsof the present invention can also include a means for containing thenucleic acids, and any other reagent containers in close confinement forcommercial sale. Such containers may include injection or blow-moldedplastic containers into which the desired vials are retained.

A kit will also include instructions for employing the kit components aswell the use of any other reagent not included in the kit. Instructionsmay include variations that can be implemented.

The following non-limiting examples further illustrate aspects of theinvention.

EXAMPLE 1 Materials and Methods

Tumor Samples

Tissue samples were collected at time of surgery, snap-frozen in liquidnitrogen, and stored at −80° C. Representative slides for all tumorswere reviewed by two dedicated pathologists. A total of 90 thyroid tumorsamples, including 16 papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), 22 follicularvariants of papillary thyroid carcinoma (FVPTC), 15 hyperplasticnodules, 22 follicular adenomas, and 15 histologically borderline tumorswere analyzed in this study. This study was approved by ourInstitutional Review Board.

Borderline tumors were defined as encapsulated lesions with folliculararchitecture in which the morphologic features of papillary thyroidcarcinoma were qualitatively incomplete and the lesions did notdemonstrate evidence of capsular and/or vascular invasion. Theincomplete features of papillary thyroid carcinoma were widespread inthe lesions that were analyzed in this study and did not represent focalfindings in an otherwise benign nodule. An example of such a borderlinetumor sample is shown in FIG. 1. In essence, these cases could beclassified as well differentiated tumors of uncertain malignantpotential (WDT-UMP) as proposed by Williams et al. (Int J Surg Pathol.8:181-183 (2000)). The officially reported final diagnosis of the 15borderline tumors, all rendered prior to the onset of this study, was 7follicular adeonomas and 8 FVPTCs.

RNA Isolation and GeneChip Hybridization

RNA was extracted using RNeasy Mini kit (Qiagen, Valencia, Calif.) fromfrozen tissue following manufacturer's protocol. RNA purity wasconfirmed by spectrophotometry. Total RNA was reverse transcribed tocomplementary DNA (cDNA) according to manufacturer's protocol (NuGENOvation RNA Amplification System V2) and then labeled with biotin. cDNAwas then hybridized to genechips for microarray analysis, using eitherGeneChip U95A or U133A (Affymetrix, Santa Clara, Calif.).

Microarray Data Analysis

ArrayAssist 5.2.2 (Stratagene, Inc., La Jolla, Calif.) was used for genechip analysis. Interchip and intrachip normalization was performed viarobust multichip analysis (RMA). After RMA, hybridization signalsunderwent variance stabilization, log transformation, and baselinetransformation. Advanced significance analysis was performed on 50 U95AGeneChips including 10 hyperplastic nodules, 16 follicular adenomas, 13follicular variants of papillary thyroid carcinomas (FVPTCs), and 11papillary thyroid carcinomas. This formed the training set. Geneexpression of benign tumors was compared to that of malignant tumors.After Benjamini-Hochberg correction for false-discovery, gene probe setswith significant differential expression (2-fold or more with p<0.05)were identified. This probe list was then converted to correspond toprobes on the U133A Gene Chips (array comparison software; availablefrom Affymetrix.com). The remaining 40 tumor samples, all analyzed withU133A Gene Chips, formed the test set. The test set was then assessedusing unsupervised hierarchical cluster analysis and K-means clusteranalysis with both 2- and 3-group cluster algorithms. Genes that weredifferentially expressed between borderline tumors and classic benignand malignant tumors were further identified with advanced significanceanalysis.

Detection of BRAF Mutations

All 40 tumors forming the test group were analyzed for v-raf murinesarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1 (BRAF) mutations in which glutamatewas substituted for valine at codon 600. One microgram of RNA wasreverse-transcribed in a 20 μl reaction and a 1 μl aliquot of cDNA wasused for polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The following PCR primers wereused:

(SEQ ID NO: 1) forward primer, 5′-TGCTTGCTCTGATAGGAAAATG-3′; and(SEQ ID NO: 2) reverse primer, 5′-GACTTTCTAGTAACTCAGCAGC-3′.

Amplification was carried out for 35 cycles (at 94° C. for 15 seconds,at 60° C. for 1 minute, and at 72° C. for 1 minute). All PCR productswere visualized by electrophoresis on a 2% agarose gel and purifiedusing a PCR purification kit (Qiagen Inc). BRAF mutations were detectedby direct sequencing of PCR products. All sequencing was performedbidirectionally using the Big Dye Terminator cycle-sequencing kit andthe Applied Biosystems Automated 3730 DNA Analyzer (Applied Biosystems,Foster City, Calif.).

EXAMPLE 2 Accurate Diagnosis of Thyroid Tumors as Benign or Malignant

This Example illustrates that gene expression analysis can be used toidentify whether tumors of uncertain malignancy are benign or malignant.Based on their benign clinical behavior, it is proposed that theseencapsulated thyroid follicular lesions with partial nuclear features ofpapillary thyroid carcinoma be called ‘follicular adenomas with nuclearatypia’ and the data indicate that these lesions may not need to betreated as cancers.

Differentiation of Benign and Malignant Tumors

The training set consisted of 50 tumors including 26 unequivocal benigntumors (16 follicular adenoma and 10 hyperplastic nodules) and 24unequivocal malignancies (11 PTC and 13 FVPTC). A total of 66 probe setscorresponding to 56 genes showed significant differential expressionbetween benign and malignant tumors. Thirty-one genes had up-regulatedexpression in malignancies compared to benign tumors, and 30 genes weredown-regulated (Table 1).

TABLE 1 Genes differentially expressed between benign, borderline,and/or malignant thyroid lesions Gene Fold Gene Name Symbol Change* PDifferentially expressed between benign and borderline/malignant lesionsAnkyrin 2, neuronal ANK2 −2.70 .0281 Rho GTPase activating protein 6ARHGAP6 −2.42 .0329 Cadherin 16, kidney-specific cadherin CDH16 −2.28.0185 Cbp/p300-interacting CITED1 +6.44 .0252 Cbp/p300-interactingCITED2 −2.06 .0261 Cbp/p300-interacting CITED2 −2.76 .0182 Collagen,type IX, alpha 3 COL9A3 −5.87 .0160 Chondroitin beta 1,4 ChGn −3.72.0111 Dual-specificity phosphatase 4 DUSP4 +3.69 .0206 EGF-containingfibulin-like EFEMP1 −2.60 .0464 engulfment and cell motility 1 ELMO1−2.60 .0261 Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 FGFR2 −2.13 .0343Fibronectin leucine rich transmembrane FLRT1 −2.10 .0252 protein 1Fibromodulin FMOD −3.09 .0063 Glycine amidinotransferase GATM −2.41.0482 V-kit Hardy-Zuckerman 4 feline KIT −3.85 .0039 Low-densitylipoprotein LRP4 +5.89 .016 Matrilin 2 MATN2 −3.38 .0127 Slit homolog 1(Drosophila) SLIT1 +3.35 .0258 Spectrin, alpha, nonerythrocytic 1 SPTAN1+2.66 .0160 Transcription factor CP2-like 1 TFCP2L1 −3.54 .0029Phosphoinositide-binding protein PIP3-E −3.14 .0343 Pleckstrin and Sec7domain PSD3 +2.40 .0169 Pleckstrin and Sec7 domain PSD3 +2.55 .0214Tensin 3 TNS3 −2.41 .0029 Tetraspanin 12 TSPAN12 −2.35 .0047 T-celllymphoma invasion and TIAM1 +3.91 .0160 metastasis Differentiallyexpressed between malignant and borderline/benign lesions Deiodinase,iodonthyronine, type 1 DIO1 −4.47 .0321 Deltex 4 homolog (Drosophila)DTX4 +3.68 .0111 Uridine diphosphate-N-acetyl-alpha-D- GALNT7 +2.07.0213 galactosamine High-mobility group AT-hook 2 HMGA2 +3.56 .0204Insulin-like growth factor binding IGFBP6 +3.18 .0160 protein 6 Metproto-oncogene MET +2.35 .0182 Protein S PROS1 +3.97 .0089 Syndecan 4SDC4 −3.26 .0049 Serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade A SERPINA1 +5.64.0252 Serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade A SERPINA1 +4.81 .0233 Solutecarrier family 4 SLC4A4 −4.03 .0034 TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 1TIMP1 +2.72 .0446 Uridine phosphorylase 1 UPP1 +2.25 .0127 T-celllymphoma invasion and TIAM1 +3.91 .0160 metastasis 1 Differentiallyexpressed only between benign and malignant lesions Chromosome 11 openreading frame 17 C11orf17 −2.12 .0239 Calpain 3 CAPN3 +2.00 .0263Calpain 3 CAPN3 +2.10 .0410 Creatine kinase, brain CKB −2.46 .0189Cysteine and glycine-rich protein 2 CSRP2 −2.41 .0189 Death-associatedprotein kinase DAPK2 +2.23 .0322 Dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 DPP4 +2.83 .0127Dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 DPP4 +2.51 .0117 Homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenaseHGD −3.17 .0149 Myosin, heavy chain 10 MYH10 +2.73 .0214Phosphonoformate immunoassociated PFAAP5 +2.59 .0189 protein 5Phosphonoformate immunoassociated PFAAP5 +2.28 .0258 protein 5 Placentalgrowth factor PGF −2.22 .0301 Myosin, heavy chain 10 MYH10 +2.73 .0214PBX/knotted 1 homeobox 2 PKNOX2 −2.31 .0455 Protein kinase,cAMP-dependent PRKACB −2.20 .0241 Glytaminyl-peptide cyclotransferaseQPCT +3.43 .0136 RAB27A, member RAS oncogene RAB27A +2.41 .0111 RAB27A,member RAS oncogene RAB27A +2.08 .0063 Retinoid X receptor, gamma RXRG+2.57 .0261 Solute carrier family 25 SLC25A15 −2.75 .0261 GTP indicatesguanine triphosphate; Cpb, cyclic adenosine monophosphate responseelement-binding protein; EGF, epidermal growth factor; Sec7, aguanine-nucleotide-exchange factor (also called ARNO3 and cytohesion 3);AT, adenine and thymine; TIMP, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase;cAMP, cyclic adenosine monophosphate. *Fold change is shown relative tobenign lesions.Unsupervised Hierarchical Cluster Analysis

An independent set of 40 test samples was then characterized byobserving the expression of genes from the list generated by thetraining set. The test set included 15 borderline tumors as well as asecond group of unequivocal benign (n=11) and malignant (n=14) tumors,including 6 follicular adenomas, 5 hyperplastic nodules, 9 FVPTCs and 5PTCs. In an unsupervised hierarchical cluster analysis, all benigntumors were distinguished from malignant tumors as expected (FIG. 2).

In addition to these two groups of tumor types, a third intermediategroup was identified. This tumor group involved 15 tumors, where thevast majority (10 cases) were histologically borderline tumors. ThreeFVPTCs and 2 follicular adenomas were also identified in this borderlinegroup of tumor types. Of the 5 remaining borderline tumors, 4 clusteredwith the benign group and 1 with the malignant group. It is noteworthythat these tumors were the most peripheral nodes in these two groups,indicating an expression profile closer to the intermediate group thanother benign and malignant tumors (FIG. 2).

K-Means Cluster Analysis

To help elucidate the differences in gene expression between the threegroups of tumors (benign, borderline and malignant), the test set wasalso subjected to K-means cluster analysis using both 2- and 3-groups.In the 2-group cluster algorithm, tumors were separated into two groupsbased on their gene expression of the genes of interest. This algorithmdistinguished benign and malignant tumors with 93% sensitivity and 82%specificity (FIG. 3). Borderline tumors were divided, with four tumors(27%) grouped with benign tumors while eleven (73%) were grouped withthe malignant tumors.

In the 3-group cluster algorithm, tumors were separated into threedesignated groups based on their expression profile. With thisalgorithm, malignant tumors primarily formed one group (with 1borderline tumors), benign tumors formed a second group (with 4borderline tumors), and a third group was composed of 10 borderlinetumors, 2 follicular adenoma, and 3 FVPTC (FIG. 4). These 2 follicularadenomas were previously grouped with malignancies in the 2-groupalgorithm (FA-3 and FA-4) and one of the three FVPTCs that was groupedwith the borderline tumors (FVPTC-3) had previously clustered with thebenign tumors in the 2-group algorithm.

Correlation with Final Clinical Diagnosis and Patient Follow-Up

Of 15 borderline tumors included in this study, 7 tumors were officiallydiagnosed and reported as follicular adenomas (47%) and 8 (53%) asFVPTCs. Upon review of the 2-group K-means cluster analysis of these 15borderline tumors, a correlation between the reported diagnosis andcluster group was observed in only 6 out of 15 tumors (40%),underscoring the diagnostic dilemmas that pathologists face with thesetumors (Table 2).

TABLE 2 Comparison of Final Diagnosis with 2-Group Clustering ofBorderline Tumor Samples BOR1-15 Pathologic Cluster Sample DiagnosisGroup Concordance BOR 1 FVPTC Benign No BOR 2 FA Benign Yes BOR 3 FAMalignant* No BOR 4 FVPTC Malignant* Yes BOR 5 FA Malignant* No BOR 6 FAMalignant* No BOR 7 FVPTC Malignant* Yes BOR 8 FVPTC Malignant* Yes BOR9 FA Malignant* No BOR 10 FA Malignant No BOR 11 FVPTC Malignant* YesBOR 12 FVPTC Malignant* Yes BOR 13 FA Malignant* No BOR 14 FVPTC BenignNo BOR 15 FVPTC Benign No

None of the borderline tumors were associated with lymph node metastasisor distant metastasis. Of the 9 patients with histologically borderlinetumors who were followed, 6 patients were officially diagnosed withFVPTC, and none developed a recurrence after surgery (mean follow-up 1.7years; range 2 months to 4.4 years) based on thyroglobulin level,ultrasound studies, or a combination of both methods. Similarly, amongthe 3 patients with FVPTC in the molecularly intermediate group(FVPTC-1, FVPTC-2, and FVPTC-3), none had lymph node metastasis,extranodal extension, or recurrent disease at follow-up periods of 23months, 23 months, and 25 months, respectively.

Gene Signature of Borderline Tumors

To identify gene expression profiles that distinguish borderline tumorsfrom either benign or malignant tumors, another advanced significanceanalysis was performed. Twenty-seven of the 61 genes had significantdifferential expression between benign and borderline tumors, while 14of the 61 genes had significant differential expression betweenmalignancies and borderline tumors. Only one of these genes, T-celllymphoma invasion and metastasis 1 (TIAM1), overlapped between the twocomparisons (FIG. 5). Of the 27 genes that distinguished benign fromborderline tumors, 8 genes had up-regulated expression in borderlinetumors including, CITED-1, and 19 genes were down-regulated includingfibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR-2) (Table 1). Of the 14 genesthat distinguished malignant tumors from borderline tumors, 11 geneswere up-regulated in malignant tumors, including met proto-oncogene(MET) and the high-mobility group adenine/thymine-hook 2 gene (HMGA2),whereas 2 genes were relatively down-regulated, notably deiodinase-1(DIO1) (Table 1).

Mutational Analysis of v-Raf Murine Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Homolog B1

BRAF mutational analysis was performed on all tumors in the test set.BRAF mutations were identified in 4 of 14 of the malignant tumors (29%)(Table 3). No borderline tumors or benign tumors had BRAF mutations.

TABLE 3 Presence of BRAF mutation in tumors BRAF mutation Percent PTC (n= 5) 3 60%  FVPTC (n = 9) 1 11%  BOR (n = 15) 0 0% Follicular Adenoma 00% (n = 6) Hyperplastic Nodule 0 0% (n = 5) PTC = papillary thyroidcarcinoma; FVPTC = follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma;BOR = borderline tumor

Encapsulated follicular lesions with cytologic atypia remain adiagnostic challenge for pathologists. The foregoing experimentsemployed molecular profiling to identify a third category of thyroidtumors that, based on gene expression data, is likely to bepremalignant. This third category of encapsulated follicular tumors withcytologic atypia typically did not fit into previously proposed benignor malignant classification schemes using standard histology,immunohistochemistry, or mutation analysis. The majority ofhistologically borderline tumors (66.7%) fell into an intermediate groupand only a small number share gene expression similarities with benigntumors (26.7%) or malignant tumors (6.7%; Kmeans cluster analysis) (FIG.4).

Many genes that were expressed differentially between benign tumors andmalignant tumors in the training set were classic markers of PTC,including CITED1; dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 (DPP4); FGFR2; and serpinpeptidase inhibitor, Glade A (SERPINA1) (see also, Prasad et al., Mod.Pathol. 2005; 18:48-57 (2005); Huang et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA.98:15044-49 (2001); Jarzab et al., Cancer Res. 65:1587-1597 (2005)).

It is noteworthy that borderline tumors, like malignant tumors,exhibited up-regulated gene expression of CITED1 and pleckstrin and Sec7domain 3 (PSD3) and down-regulated gene expression of FGFR2 relative tobenign tumors (Table 1). These genes and others listed in Table 1 arepotential markers of early tumorigenesis.

In contrast, some genes with expression that was consistently altered inmalignant tumors exhibited unchanged expression in the borderline groupof tumors. For example, DIO1, a differentiation marker that wasconsistently lost in PTC, was retained in this borderline group.Conversely, MET, SERPINA1, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1(TIMP1), and HMGA2, which are genes that were often activated orover-expressed in PTC, exhibited lower expression in the borderlinegroup of tumors relative to the malignant group. These genes mayrepresent gene expression changes that are involved in the later stagesof cancer development. These findings indicate that the histologicallyborderline tumors are premalignant and still lack the complete phenotypeof PTC.

The results of BRAF mutation analysis also were in agreement with otherstudies (see, Nikiforova et al., J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2003;88:5399-5404 (2003)), with mutations identified in 29% of malignancies.To date, BRAF mutations have not been identified in benign lesions or inborderline encapsulated follicular tumors (see, Arora et al., World JSurg. 32:1237-1246 (2008); Fontaine et al., Oncogene 27:2228-2236(2008)). Some studies indicate that BRAF mutations are associated withmore aggressive tumors (Frasca et al., Endocr Relat Cancer. 15:191-205(2008); Kebebew et al., Ann Surg. 246:466-471 (2007)) indicating thatborderline tumors are more likely to be indolent tumors.

The finding that BRAF mutation is more frequent in classic PTC than inFVPTC also indicates that, for FVPTCs derived from FAs, BRAF either isuninvolved in carcinogenesis or is involved only as a late event. Inaddition, because of its higher frequency in classic PTC versus FVPTC,BRAF mutational analysis remains of limited usefulness in the diagnosticevaluation of these lesions.

Of the 15 histologically-defined borderline tumors in this study, 10were clustered in an intermediate group, separate from benign andmalignant clusters (FIG. 3). It is noteworthy that not all borderlinetumors were separated into this third group: One tumor was clusteredwith malignant tumors, and 4 tumors were clustered with benign tumors.Conversely, 3 histologically-unequivocal FVPTCs and 2 FAs wereidentified in the molecularly intermediate group. Given the dataprovided herein that FAs, borderline tumors, and FVPTCs are stages of abiologic continuum, such an imperfect correlation between thehistological classification and molecular data illustrates that accuratediagnosis should not be based on histological analysis alone.

Immunohistochemical markers have been studied in a few welldifferentiated tumors of uncertain malignant potential (WDT-UMP) withvariable results. Papotti et al. (Mod Pathol. 18:541-546 (2005)) studiedthe expression of galectin-3 and HBME1 in 13 WDT-UMPs and noted somedegree of staining with either antibody in 12 of 13 tumors.Immunohistochemical staining for HBME1, Galectin-3, and CK19 (data notshown) in the histologically borderline tumors that were studied asdescribed herein revealed heterogeneous staining patterns. Thisvariability, again, may reflect the biologically borderline nature ofthese tumors.

Unfortunately, part of the problem with standard diagnostic tools is theneed by clinicians to separate tumors into benign or malignantcategories. Partially for that reason, the term WDT-UMP proposed byWilliams and by Rosai has not been embraced in practice and certainly isnot in use at most institutions (Williams et al., Int J Surg Pathol.8:181-183 (2000); Rosai, Endocr Pathol. 16:279-283 (2005)).Consequently, the majority of borderline tumors, as in the currentstudy, probably are diagnosed as FVPTCs because of pathologists' generalpreference to err on the side of over-diagnosis for potential legalconcerns. Patients are then often subjected, perhaps unnecessarily, tocompletion thyroidectomies, central neck dissections, and evenradioactive iodine therapy. With the current 2-tiered classification(benign and malignant), our 2-Kmeans cluster would place 73% ofhistologically borderline tumors in the malignant category. However,such classification is somewhat simplistic and does not correlate withthe clinical behavior of these tumors.

Several groups have reviewed the outcome of patients with encapsulatedPTC, including both classic PTC and FVPTC (Liu et al., Cancer.107:1255-1264 (2006); Vickery et al., Am J Surg Pathol. 7: 797-807(1983); Evans et al., Am J Surg Pathol. 11:592-597 (1987). Liu et al.reviewed the outcome data from 42 patients with encapsulated,noninvasive FVPTCs who had a median 10-year follow-up and reported thatno patients had recurrences and that none had lymph node metastasis.Vickery identified 10 patients who had encapsulated papillary cancers;in those patients, none had a recurrence, and only 1 patient haddeveloped lymph node metastasis at a median follow-up of 15 years. Evansidentified 7 patients who had encapsulated PTC and reported norecurrences or distant metastases at a median follow-up of 13.5 years.The number of studies that specifically have investigated tumors withborderline features is limited, although no tumor recurrences have beenreported (Fusco et al., Am J Pathol. 160:2157-2167 (2002)). Likewise,none of the patients with borderline tumors in the current study hadlymph node metastasis, and none of those with clinical follow-updeveloped recurrent disease or distant metastasis. The data presentedhere provide evidence that borderline tumors represent a molecularlydistinct group of tumors that may not need aggressive treatment.

EXAMPLE 3 Real Time PCR Methods

This example describes procedures for performing reverse transcription,real-time, quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR).

Total RNA from human cells is isolated by a standard mini-column method,RNAeasy® Mini Kit (Qiagen, Valencia, Calif.). RNA sample quality isevaluated based on electrophoretic integrity of 18S and 28S rRNA bandson a 2100 Bioanalyzer instrument (Agilent, Santa Clara, Calif.) and bystandard spectrophotometric absorbance methods at 230, 260 and 280 nmwavelengths on a NanoDrop 1000 (NanoDrop/Thermo Scientific, Wilmington,Del.).

Preparation of cDNA from the RNA samples is carried out using 1.0 μg oftotal RNA into a standard 20 μl MMLV reverse transcriptase (Promega,Madison, Wis.) reaction according to the manufacturer's instructionsusing Promega buffers with a combination of 50 μg/ml random hexamers(Integrated DNA Technologies, Coralville, Iowa) and 2.5 ng/μl oligod(T16) (Integrated DNA Technologies, Coralville, Iowa) to prime thefirst strand synthesis. Upon completion of the reverse transcriptionprotocol, the cDNA sample is diluted with 91 μl nuclease-free water (˜5fold) so that 1 μl (˜ 1/100) is used as the template for individual 25μl PCR reactions.

SYBR® Green real-time PCR is set up by combining 12.5 μl 2× SYBR® GreenPCR Master Mix (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif.) with 1 μl cDNAsample, 1 μl PCR primer mix (10 μM each forward and reverse primers fromTables 4 and 5) and 10 μl nuclease-free water in an appropriate reactiontube or plate. Real-time PCR thermal cycling and detection is performedon either an ABI 7500 (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif.) orStratagene Mx3005P (Agilent, Santa Clara, Calif.) instrument for 1 cycleof 10 minutes at 95° C., then 40 cycles of 15 seconds at 95° C. and 60seconds at 60° C., followed by the instrument specific dissociationanalysis steps.

Using the instrument's software and a consistent selection ofmeasurement variables, Ct values are determined and relative expressionmeasurements obtained by the ΔΔCt calculation method (Livak, K J,Schmittgen, T D. 2001, Methods 25, 402-408).

EXAMPLE 4 Primers and Probes for Detection of Differential Expression

This Example describes primers and probes for detecting expression ofthe differentially expressed genes described herein.

Thus, the sequences of primers with SEQ ID NO:3-118 are shown below inTables 4 and 5.

Examples of human sequences (SEQ ID NO:119-172) for the differentiallyexpressed genes ANK2, ARHGAP6, C11orf17, CAPN3, CDH16, ChGn, CITED 1,CITED 2, CKB, COL9A3, CSRP2, DAPK2, DIO1, DPP4, DTX4, DUSP4, EFEMP1,ELMO1, FGFR2, FLRT1, FMOD, GALNT7, GATM, HGD, HMGA2, IGFBP6, KIT, LRP4,MATN2, MET, MYH10, PFAAP5, PGF, PIP3-E, PKNOX2, PRKACB, PROS1, PSD3,QPCT, RAB27A, RXRG, SDC4, SERPINA1, SLC25A15, SLC4A4, SLIT1, SPTAN1,TFCP2L1, TIAM1, TIMP1, TNS3, TSPAN12, and UPP1 are shown in Table 6.

TABLE 4 Forward Primers for Nucleic Acid AmplificationOf Differentially Expressed Genes Gene Symbol HGNC NIH/NCBI StandardTranscript ID Forward Primer Sequence SEQ ID NO: ANK2 NM_001127493AATACTGTGAGAAGAAGTG 3 ARHGAP6 NM_001174 GTGCCAAAGGCTGAGGAAATG 4 C11orf17NM_182901 CTCATGTGGTAGCAGTTGATTC 5 NAUK2 NM_030952 GAAGTCCCGCAAGGAGAATG6 CAPN3 NM_173090 AGGCTGGCCTCATCCAAAG 7 CDH16 NM_004062GATCGTGTGTCGCTGCAAC 8 CSGALNACT1 NR_024040 AGGAAACTCATTCAGACTG 9 (ChGn)CITED1 NM_004143 ATGCCAACCAAGAGATGAG 10 CITED2 NM_006079AATGGGCGAGCACATACAC 11 CITED2 NM_006079 TAATAGGGTGTGGAATGTC 12 CKBNM_001823 CTTCCTAACTTATTGCCTG 13 COL9A3 NM_001853 GGATCTGCGACACCTCAGC 14CSRP2 NM_001321 GGCCTACAACAAATCCAAAC 15 DAPK2 NM_014326TAGGACACGCAGGAAAGACCAC 16 DIO1 NM_000792 TTAAACCTGTCCACATTGGTG 17 DPP4NM_001935 GATAAGAGGGATTAGGGAG 18 DTX4 NM_015177 ATTTCCTTTCTAACACTGTG 19DUSP4 NM_001394 TCTAGTTACAGTGGATTTAG 20 EFEMP1 NM_001039348ATCCAGAGTGACAGTGAAC 21 ELMO1 NM_001039459 GACTAAACCTAAATGCCTC 22 FGFR2NM_000141 ATCCAGCCTCATACCTACATCAG 23 FLRT1 NM_013280 GCTTATTCCATACCATTTC24 FMOD NM_002023 GGCTCTTCTCCCTCTCCCAG 25 GALNT7 NM_017423GTTGGTAATATCACTATGC 26 GATM NM_001482 GTAATTGGATTTCGCTATC 27 HGDNM_000187 GATGAGAACTACCACAAGTGCTG 28 HMGA2 NM_003483TGTACTTTGAATCGCTTGCTTGTTG 29 IGFBP6 NM_002178 TGCAGCAACTCCAGACTGAG 30KIT NM_001093772 TTGTGTGTTGTCTTGAAAG 31 LRP4 NM_002334GAAGCGATTCTCCCATGCTC 32 MATN2 NM_030583 TACGATAAAGTTTGCACAG 33 METNM_001127500 GAAAGAACTGTCTCTACCAG 34 MYH10 NM_005964 ACTACAAGCAGAGACTGAG35 PFAAP5 U50535 CAAGGCAGGCAGATTGTTTG 36 PFAAP5 CR601845TTAGCGGACATGGGTCAATTTC 37 PGF NM_002632 GCTTGTACTGGGACATTGTTC 38 IPCEF1NM_001130700 GATCCAGGACATCTATCAG 39 (PIP3-E) PKNOX2 NM_022062AGCACGGACACACTGGCAC 40 PRKACB NM_002731 GTGAAAGCACCTTGTAAAC 41 PROS1NM_000313 AGTAAGGAGGTAAGATTGC 42 PSD3 NM_206909 GGTAGTGTCTAAGTGGTATG 43PSD3 NM_206909 TGACTTTCAACTAACCTTG 44 QPCT NM_012413GATATTGTGTCCTAAATTGC 45 RAB27A NM_183236 TGCCAATGGGACAAACATAAG 46 RAB27ANM_183236 GATGCCTGTTTGCTATTTGGTGGAAG 47 RXRG NM_006917ATTGTACTCTTTAACCCAG 48 SDC4 NM_002999 CTTCCTCAGTTGCACTAACCAC 49 SERPINA1NM_000295 TCTGCCAGCTTACATTTACCCAAAC 50 SLC25A15 NM_014252GTGACCGCTCTTGCTCTTG 51 SLC4A4 NM_003759 AAGAGTGAATAGTTGCCTC 52 SLIT1NM_003061 CTAGAGGCTGGTTTAGAAC 53 SPTAN1 NM_003127 AGTTTGTAGCCAATGTGGAAG54 TFCP2L1 NM_014553 TGATTTCCTGTTATGAGTC 55 TIAM1 NM_003253TTCCATATCATCTCCGGTTCG 56 TIMP1 NM_003254 GACTCTTGCACATCACTAC 57 TNS3NM_022748 TGTGCCCAACGCATGTTATAG 58 TSPAN12 NM_012338 AGAAAGGACTTGTATGCTG59 UPP1 NM_181597 GTGTGTGTCACCCTCCTGAAC 60

TABLE 5 Reverse Primers for Nucleic Acid Amplificationof Differentially Expressed Genes Gene Symbol HGNC NIH/NCBI StandardTranscript ID Reverse Primer Sequence SEQ ID NO: ANK2 NM_001127493TTGCAGCTATGTATTGTTAG 61 ARHGAP6 NM_001174 GATGGCGATACGCTTCAGTA 62C11orf17 NM_182901 AAGGTGATGTGATGGCAGTG 63 NAUK2 NM_030952TTGGCAGCTTGAGGTTGCTC 64 CAPN3 NM_173090 CTTGATCGGTCATGCCTAGCC 65 CDH16NM_004062 GTAGGCACCCTGGTAGCAA 66 CSGALNACT1 NR_024040AAGAGATTGTTTGGTTCAC 67 (ChGn) CITED1 NM_004143 CTCGGGATCTCCAATAGGCTCTC68 CITED2 NM_006079 GTGCCCTCCGTTCACAGTC 69 CITED2 NM_006079AGCTTTCAACACAGTAGTATC 70 CKB NM_001823 ATAAACTCTACCAAGGGTG 71 COL9A3NM_001853 CGTGAGGAAGCAAGTGACA 72 CSRP2 NM_001321 GAGAAGATAATTGGAGCTGGAA73 DAPK2 NM_014326 CAATCTTAGACTCTGGCCTCAA 74 DIO1 NM_000792GCTCTCTGTACCCTGAAATCTTC 75 DPP4 NM_001935 GTTTGAATAGTCTTTCTCAG 76 DTX4NM_015177 GTCAAGGTAGTAGATGCAC 77 DUSP4 NM_001394 GCTACCTTGCACATATCTAC 78EFEMP1 NM_001039348 GATACATCAAAGTAAAGCAG 79 ELMO1 NM_001039459ATGATGTAAACTTGGATGTC 80 FGFR2 NM_000141 CAATAGCCGTGCAAGATGAATG 81 FLRT1NM_013280 ATCGACTACATGATTGTTC 82 FMOD NM_002023 GTATGAGACCTACGAGCCTTACC83 GALNT7 NM_017423 ACCCAGAATTAAGATATACG 84 GATM NM_001482CTTAGATGACCAAAGATGC 85 HGD NM_000187 CTTTCTGGTAGTATTGGAGGAGG 86 HMGA2NM_003483 CAGAGGCTGTTATGTTTATTGTG 87 IGFBP6 NM_002178CATCGAGGCTTCTACCGGAA 88 KIT NM_001093772 AGAGCATAGAACTCCAGTG 89 LRP4NM_002334 CACTGGAGAGATTGGACTTTC 90 MATN2 NM_030583 TATATCAAGGTAAAGTCCAG91 MET NM_001127500 CAAGTGTGTAGTCCTGTTG 92 MYH10 NM_005964GGTTTCTTTCTTCTTCTTC 93 PFAAP5 U50535 AATGGCACGATCATGGGTC 94 PFAAP5CR601845 AAGTGTAGCCCAGGTTAAGAAC 95 PGF NM_002632 GAGAAACAGCTCAGCCAGTGG96 IPCEF1 NM_001130700 AAGGTGATTTCTTGAGTTC 97 (PIP3-E) PKNOX2 NM_022062CTGATGTATCCACCAAACCAGTAC 98 PRKACB NM_002731 CAGTAGTGCATAGGAAATTC 99PROS1 NM_000313 CAGTGAAACATCTGATACAC 100 PSD3 NM_206909ATAGTCATGGACATTTACAG 101 PSD3 NM_206909 AAGTTACTAAGACTGCACAG 102 QPCTNM_012413 CTATCGTTGAATGAATGAAC 103 RAB27A NM_183236CTGAAGGAGTGGTGCGATCAA 104 RAB27A NM_183236 GAAGACACTTTGGCAATGCAGCGG 105RXRG NM_006917 GATACTTCTGCTTGGTGTAG 106 SDC4 NM_002999GACGACCCTTGTCTCCCTG 107 SERPINA1 NM_000295 GCATCACTAAGGTCTTCAGCA 108SLC25A15 NM_014252 GTGGTCAGTAGCCTTATGCACCT 109 SLC4A4 NM_003759ATCATTTCTCTCTCCAAAG 110 SLIT1 NM_003061 GGAAGACAACAGACAATATC 111 SPTAN1NM_003127 GATTATGGCGACACTCTTGCC 112 TFCP2L1 NM_014553TACAGTGATGACAGACAGC 113 TIAM1 NM_003253 CTTGGAGAGGGTGCCATTGTC 114 TIMP1NM_003254 GATAAACAGGGAAACACTG 115 TNS3 NM_022748 CTTGTAACGTCTTCTCTGCCT116 TSPAN12 NM_012338 TATTGACTTGGAGACTATTG 117 UPP1 NM_181597GAAGAAACTGAGCAAGGCC 118

Sequences of the coding regions of ANK2, ARHGAP6, C11orf17, CAPN3,CDH16, ChGn, CITED 1, CITED 2, CKB, COL9A3, CSRP2, DAPK2, DIO1, DPP4,DTX4, DUSP4, EFEMP1, ELMO1, FGFR2, FLRT1, FMOD, GALNT7, GATM, HGD,HMGA2, IGFBP6, KIT, LRP4, MATN2, MET, MYH10, NAUK2, PFAAP5, PGF, PIP3-E,PKNOX2, PRKACB, PROS1, PSD3, QPCT, RAB27A, RXRG, SDC4, SERPINA1,SLC25A15, SLC4A4, SLIT1, SPTAN1, TFCP2L1, TIAM1, TIMP1, TNS3, TSPAN12,and/or UPP1 can be used to develop probes and primers for detectingdifferential expression of these genes. Such sequences are available inthe database maintained by the National Center for BiotechnologyInformation (NCBI). See website at ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. A few examples ofsuch sequences are provided below.

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human ANK2 is available asNCBI accession number NM_001148 (gi: 188595661). This sequence isrecited below for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:119.

1 ctcctcctcc tgctttcctc cagtaagtgc atacccgcta gtggtctgta caggcggcac 61ggtttgatgg cagagatatt ttctttccaa actgttcaaa atgatgaacg aagatgcagc 121tcagaaaagc gacagtggag agaagttcaa cggcagtagt cagaggagaa aaagacccaa 181gaagtctgac agcaatgcaa gcttcctccg tgctgccaga gcaggcaacc tggacaaagt 241tgtggaatat ctgaaggggg gcatagacat caatacctgc aatcagaatg gactcaacgc 301tctccatctg gctgccaagg aaggccacgt ggggctggtg caggagctgc tgggaagagg 361gtcctctgtg gattctgcca ctaagaaggg aaataccgct cttcacattg catctttggc 421tggacaagca gaagttgtca aagttcttgt taaggaagga gccaatatta atgcacagtc 481tcagaatggc tttactcctt tatacatggc tgcccaagag aatcacattg atgttgtaaa 541atatttgctg gaaaatggag ctaatcagag cactgctaca gaggatggct ttactcctct 601agctgtggca ctccagcaag gacacaacca ggcggtggcc atcctcttgg agaatgacac 661caaagggaaa gtgaggctgc cagctctgca tattgccgct aggaaagacg acaccaaatc 721tgccgcactt ctgcttcaga atgaccacaa tgctgacgta caatccaaga tgatggtgaa 781taggacaact gagagtggtt ttaccccttt gcacatagct gcacattacg gaaatgtcaa 841cgtggcaact cttcttctaa accggggagc tgctgtggac ttcacagcca ggaatggaat 901cactcctctg catgtggctt ccaaaagagg aaatacaaac atggtgaagc tcttactgga 961tcgaggcggt cagatcgatg ccaaaactag ggatgggttg acaccacttc actgtgctgc 1021acgaagtggg catgaccaag tggtggaact tctgttggaa cggggtgccc ccttgctggc 1081aaggactaag aatgggctgt ctccactaca catggctgcc cagggagacc acgtggaatg 1141tgtgaagcac ctgttacagc acaaggcacc tgttgatgat gtcaccctag actacctgac 1201agccctccac gttgctgcgc actgtggcca ctaccgtgta accaaactcc ttttagacaa 1261gagagccaat ccgaacgcca gagccctgaa tggttttact ccactgcaca ttgcctgcaa 1321gaaaaaccgc atcaaagtca tggaactgct ggtgaaatat ggggcttcaa tccaagctat 1381aacagagtct ggcctcacac caatacatgt ggctgccttc atgggccact tgaacattgt 1441cctccttctg ctgcagaacg gagcctctcc agatgtcact aacattcgtg gtgagacggc 1501actacacatg gcagcccgag ccgggcaggt ggaagtggtc cgatgcctcc tgagaaatgg 1561tgcccttgtt gatgccagag ccagggagga acagacacct ttacatattg cctcccgcct 1621gggtaagaca gaaattgtcc agctgcttct acaacatatg gctcatccag atgcggccac 1681tacaaatggg tacacaccac tgcacatctc tgcccgggag ggccaggtgg atgtggcatc 1741agtcctattg gaagcaggag cagcccactc cttagctacc aagaagggtt ttactcccct 1801gcatgtagca gccaagtatg gaagcctgga tgtggcaaaa cttctcttgc aacgccgtgc 1861tgccgcagat tctgcaggga agaacggcct taccccgctc catgttgctg ctcattatga 1921caaccagaag gtggcgctgc tgttactgga gaagggtgct tcccctcatg ccactgccaa 1981gaatggctat actccgttac atattgctgc caagaagaat caaatgcaga tagcttccac 2041actcctgaac tatggagcag agacaaacat tgtgacaaag caaggagtaa ctccactcca 2101tctggcctcg caggaggggc acacagatat ggttaccttg cttctggata agggagccaa 2161tatccacatg tcaactaaga gtggactcac atccttacac cttgcagccc aggaagataa 2221agtgaatgtt gctgatattc tcaccaagca tggagctgat caggatgctc atacaaagct 2281tggttacaca cctttaattg tggcctgtca ctatggaaat gtgaaaatgg tcaactttct 2341tctgaagcag ggagcaaatg ttaacgcaaa aaccaagaac ggctacacgc ctttgcacca 2401ggccgctcag cagggtcaca cgcacatcat caacgtcctg ctccagcatg gggccaagcc 2461caacgccacc actgcgaatg gcaacactgc cttggcgatt gctaagcgtc tgggctacat 2521ctccgtggtc gacaccctga aggttgtgac tgaggaggtc accaccacca ccacaactat 2581tacagaaaaa cacaaactaa atgtacctga gacgatgact gaggttcttg atgtttctga 2641tgaagagggt gatgacacaa tgactggtga tgggggagaa taccttaggc ctgaggacct 2701aaaagaactg ggtgatgact cactacccag cagtcagttc ctggatggta tgaattacct 2761gcgatacagc ttggagggag gacgatctga cagccttcga tccttcagtt ccgacaggtc 2821tcacactctg agccatgcct cctacctgag ggacagtgcc gtgatggatg actcagttgt 2881gattcccagt caccaggtgt caactctagc caaggaggca gaaaggaatt cttatcgcct 2941aagctggggc actgagaact tagacaacgt ggctctttct tctagtccta ttcattcagg 3001tttcctggtt agttttatgg tggatgcccg aggtggtgct atgcgaggat gcagacacaa 3061tgggctccga atcattattc cacctcggaa atgtactgct ccaacgcgag tcacctgccg 3121actggtcaag cgccacagac tggcaacaat gcctccaatg gtggaaggag aaggcctggc 3181cagtcgcctg atcgaagttg gaccttctgg tgctcagttc cttggtaaac ttcacctgcc 3241aacggctcct cccccactta atgagggaga aagtttggtc agccgcattc ttcagctggg 3301gcctcctgga accaaattcc ttgggcctgt gatcgtggag atccctcact ttgcggccct 3361tcgaggaaag gaaagggaac tggtggtcct gcgcagtgag aatggggaca gctggaaaga 3421gcatttctgt gactacactg aagatgaatt gaatgaaatt cttaacggca tggatgaagt 3481actggatagc ccagaagacc tagaaaagaa acgaatctgc cgcatcatca cccgagactt 3541cccacagtac tttgcagtgg tgtctcgtat caaacaggac agcaatctga ttggcccaga 3601aggaggtgta ctgagcagca cagtggtgcc ccaggtgcag gccgtcttcc cagagggggc 3661actcaccaag cggatccgcg taggcctgca ggctcaacct atgcacagtg agctggttaa 3721gaagatccta ggcaacaaag ctaccttcag ccctatagtc actttggaac ctagaagaag 3781aaaattccac aaaccaatta ccatgaccat tcctgtcccc aaagcttcaa gtgatgtcat 3841gttgaatggt tttgggggag atgcaccaac cttaagatta ctatgcagca taacaggtgg 3901aaccacccct gcccagtggg aagatattac aggaactacg ccattaacat ttgtcaatga 3961atgtgtttcc tttacaacaa acgtgtctgc caggttctgg ctgatagatt gtcgacagat 4021ccaggaatcc gttacttttg catcacaagt atacagagaa attatctgcg taccttatat 4081ggccaaattt gtagtgtttg ccaaatcaca tgaccccatt gaagccaggt tgaggtgttt 4141ctgcatgact gatgataaag tggataagac ccttgaacaa caagaaaatt ttgctgaggt 4201ggccagaagc agggatgtgg aggtgttaga aggaaaaccc atctacgttg attgtttcgg 4261caacttggta ccattaacta aaagtggcca gcatcatata ttcagttttt ttgccttcaa 4321agaaaataga cttcctctat ttgtcaaggt acgcgatacg actcaggaac cttgcggacg 4381actatcattt atgaaggagc caaaatccac gagaggcctg gtgcatcaag ctatttgcaa 4441cttaaacatc actttgccga tttatacaaa ggaatcagag tcagatcaag aacaggagga 4501agagatcgat atgacatcag aaaaaaatga tgagacagaa tctacagaaa catctgtcct 4561gaaaagtcac ctggttaatg aagttcctgt cctagcaagt ccggacttgc tctctgaagt 4621ttctgagatg aaacaagatt tgatcaaaat gaccgccatc ttgaccacag atgtgtctga 4681taaggcaggt tctattaaag tgaaggagct ggtgaaggct gctgaggaag agccaggaga 4741gccttttgaa atcgttgaaa gagttaaaga ggacttagag aaagtgaatg aaatcctgag 4801aagtggaacc tgcacaagag atgaaagcag tgtgcagagc tctcggtctg agagaggatt 4861agttgaagag gaatgggtta ttgtcagtga tgaggaaata gaagaggcta ggcaaaaagc 4921acctttagaa atcactgaat atccatgtgt agaagttaga atagataaag agatcaaagg 4981aaaagtagag aaagactcaa ctgggctagt gaactacctt actgatgatc tgaatacctg 5041tgtgcctctt cccaaagagc agctgcagac agttcaagat aaggcaggga agaaatgtga 5101ggctctggct gttggcagga gctctgaaaa ggaagggaaa gacatacccc cagatgagac 5161acagagtaca cagaaacagc acaaaccaag cttgggaata aagaagccag taagaaggaa 5221attaaaagaa aagcagaaac aaaaagagga aggtttacaa gctagtgcag agaaagctga 5281acttaaaaaa ggtagttcag aagagtcatt aggtgaagac ccaggtttag cccctgaacc 5341ccttcccact gtcaaggcca catctccttt gatagaagaa actcccattg gttccataaa 5401ggacaaagta aaggcccttc agaagcgagt ggaagatgaa cagaaaggtc gaagcaagtt 5461gcccatcaga gtcaaaggca aggaggacgt gccaaaaaag accacccaca ggccacatcc 5521agctgcgtca ccctctctga agtcagagag acatgcgcca gggtctccct cccctaaaac 5581agaaagacac tctactcttt cctcttccgc aaaaactgaa aggcaccctc cagtatcacc 5641atcaagtaaa actgagaaac actcacctgt gtcaccctct gcaaaaacgg aaagacattc 5701acctgcgtca tcatcgagta aaactgagaa acactcacct gtatcaccct cgacaaaaac 5761tgaaaggcac tctcctgtgt catctacaaa aacagaaaga cacccacctg tttcgccttc 5821aggcaaaaca gacaaacgtc cacctgtatc gccctccggg aggacagaaa aacacccgcc 5881agtatcgcct gggagaacag aaaaacgctt gcctgtttca ccctccggaa gaacggacaa 5941gcaccaacct gtatcaacag ctgggaaaac tgagaagcac ctgcctgtgt caccttctgg 6001caaaacagaa aagcaaccac ctgtatcccc cacttcaaaa acagagagga ttgaggaaac 6061catgtctgtt cgggagctga tgaaggcttt ccagtcaggt caggaccctt ctaaacataa 6121aactggactc tttgagcaca aatcagcaaa acaaaagcag ccacaagaga aaggtaaagt 6181tcgggtagaa aaagaaaagg ggccgatact aacccagaga gaagctcaga aaacagagaa 6241tcagacaatc aaacgaggcc agagactccc ggtaacgggc acagcagaat ccaaaagagg 6301agttcgtgtt tcctccatag gagttaagaa agaagatgca gctggaggaa aggagaaagt 6361tctcagccac aaaatacctg aacctgttca gtcagtgcct gaagaagaaa gccacagaga 6421gagcgaagtg cccaaagaaa agatggctga tgagcaggga gacatggatc tacagatcag 6481cccagatagg aaaacctcca ctgacttctc tgaggtcatt aagcaagagt tggaagacaa 6541tgacaaatac caacaattcc gcctgagtga ggagacagaa aaggcacagc ttcacttaga 6601ccaagtactc actagtcctt tcaacacaac atttccactc gactacatga aagatgagtt 6661ccttccagct ctgtctttac aaagcggtgc tttagatggc agttctgaaa gcctaaagaa 6721tgagggggta gccggctctc cgtgtggcag cctgatggag gggacccctc agattagttc 6781agaagaaagc tataagcatg aaggcctagc agagacccct gagacgagcc cagaaagcct 6841ttctttctca ccaaagaaaa gtgaggagca aactggggaa acaaaggaaa gcaccaagac 6901agaaaccacc acagaaattc gttcagaaaa agagcatccc acgaccaaag acattactgg 6961tggctctgaa gagcgaggtg ccacagtcac tgaggactca gagacctcta ctgagagttt 7021tcagaaagag gccactctag gctctcccaa agacacaagc cctaaaagac aagatgattg 7081cacaggcagc tgtagtgtag cattagctaa agagacacct acaggactga ctgaggaggc 7141agcctgtgat gaaggtcaac gtacctttgg tagttcagcc cacaagacac aaactgatag 7201tgaggttcaa gaatccacag ccacctcaga cgagacaaag gccttgccgc tgcctgaggc 7261ttctgtaaag acagatacag gaactgaatc aaaacctcag ggagtcatta gaagtcccca 7321agggttagaa cttgcactcc ctagccgaga tagcgaagtc ctcagcgctg tggctgatga 7381ctcattagca gtgagccaca aagactctct ggaagccagc cctgtgctag aagataactc 7441ttcacacaaa acccctgatt ctctggagcc aagtcctctg aaagaatccc cttgccgtga 7501ctctctggaa agcagccctg ttgaaccaaa gatgaaggct ggaatttttc caagtcactt 7561tcctcttcct gcagctgttg ccaaaacaga actcttgacg gaagtggcct ctgtgcggtc 7621ccggctactc cgagaccctg atggcagtgc tgaggatgac agtcttgagc agacatcgct 7681catggagagc tcagggaaga gccccctttc tcctgacacc cccagctctg aagaagtcag 7741ctatgaggtt acacccaaaa ccacagatgt aagtacacca aaaccagctg tgattcatga 7801atgtgcagag gaggatgatt cagaaaacgg ggagaaaaag aggttcacac ctgaagagga 7861gatgtttaaa atggtaacca aaatcaaaat gtttgatgaa cttgaacaag aagcaaagca 7921gaaaagggac tacaaaaaag aacccaaaca agaagaatct tcttcatctt ctgacccaga 7981tgctgactgt tcagtagatg tggatgaacc aaaacataca ggcagtgggg aggatgaaag 8041tggtgtccct gtgttagtaa cttcggagag caggaaggtg tcttcctcct cagaaagtga 8101acctgagttg gcacagctta aaaaaggtgc tgactcaggc cttttaccag aaccagtgat 8161tcgagtacaa cctccttctc cacttccatc aagcatggac tccaattcca gtccagaaga 8221agtacaattc cagcctgtcg tttccaaaca atatactttc aagatgaatg aagatactca 8281ggaagagcca ggcaaatcag aagaagaaaa agattctgaa tcccatttag ctgaagaccg 8341tcatgctgtt tccactgagg ctgaagacag gtcttatgat aagctaaaca gagacactga 8401tcagccaaaa atctgtgatg gccatggatg tgaggccatg agtcctagca gctcagctgc 8461tcctgtctct tcaggtctac agagtccgac tggtgatgat gttgatgaac agccagtcat 8521ctataaagaa tcattagctc tccaaggcac tcatgaaaaa gacacagagg gagaagagct 8581tgatgtttct agagcagaat ctccacaagc agattgcccc agtgaaagct tttcatcttc 8641atcctctttg cctcattgtt tggtatctga aggaaaagaa ttagatgaag acatatctgc 8701cacatcttct attcaaaaaa cagaggtcac aaaaactgat gaaacatttg agaacttacc 8761aaaggactgc ccctctcaag actcatccat tactactcaa acagatagat tttccatgga 8821tgttcccgtg tctgacctag ctgagaatga tgaaatctat gatccacaaa tcactagccc 8881ttatgaaaat gtcccttccc aatctttttt ctctagtgaa gaaagcaaaa cccaaacaga 8941tgcaaatcac accacaagtt ttcactcttc tgaagtgtat tctgttacca tcacatcccc 9001tgttgaagac gttgtagtgg caagctcctc tagtggaact gttttaagca aagaatctaa 9061ttttgagggc caggacataa aaatggaatc ccaacaggaa agtaccttgt gggaaatgca 9121atcagacagt gtctcttcat ctttcgagcc tactatgtcc gctacaacaa cagttgttgg 9181tgaacaaata agcaaagtca tcatcacaaa aactgatgtg gattctgatt cttggagtga 9241aattcgggaa gacgatgaag cctttgaggc tcgtgtgaaa gaggaagaac aaaagatatt 9301tggtttgatg gtagacagac aatcacaggg taccacccct gacaccactc ctgctaggac 9361cccaactgaa gaggggaccc caacaagtga gcaaaaccca tttctgtttc aggaaggaaa 9421attgtttgaa atgacccgaa gtggtgccat tgatatgacc aaaaggtcct atgcagatga 9481aagttttcac tttttccaaa ttggtcaaga atccagggaa gagactctct ctgaagatgt 9541gaaagaaggg gctactgggg ctgatcccct accgctggag acatcagctg aatcactagc 9601actttcagaa tcaaaagaaa cagtggatga tgaggcagac ttacttccag atgacgtgag 9661tgaggaagta gaggaaatac ctgcttcgga tgctcaactt aactcccaaa tggggatttc 9721agcctccact gaaacaccta caaaagaagc tgttagtgta gggaccaagg acctccccac 9781cgtgcaaacg ggtgatatac ctcctctctc tggtgtaaag cagatatcct gccccgactc 9841ttctgaacca gctgtacaag tccagttaga tttttccaca ctcaccaggt ctgtttattc 9901agataggggt gatgattctc ccgattcttc cccagaagaa cagaaatcag taatcgagat 9961tcctactgca cccatggaga atgtgccttt tactgaaagc aaatccaaaa ttcctgtaag 10021gactatgccc acttccaccc cagcacctcc atctgcagag tatgagagtt cagtttctga 10081agattttcta tccagtgtag atgaggaaaa taaggcggat gaagcaaaac caaagtccaa 10141actccctgtc aaagtacccc tccaaagagt tgaacagcag ctctcagatc tagacacctc 10201tgtccagaag acagtggctc ctcagggaca ggacatggca agcatcgcac cagataatag 10261aagcaaatct gaatctgatg ctagttcttt ggattcaaag accaaatgcc cagtaaaaac 10321ccgaagttac actgagacag aaacagagag cagagagagg gccgaggaac ttgagttaga 10381atcagaagaa ggggccacaa gaccaaagat acttacatcc cgattgccag ttaagagcag 10441aagcactaca tcttcctgca gggggggcac gagccccaca aaagaaagta aggagcattt 10501ctttgacctt tacagaaatt ccatagaatt ctttgaggag attagtgatg aggcttccaa 10561attagtggat aggctgacac agtcagagag ggagcaggaa atagtttcag acgatgaaag 10621tagtagtgcc ctggaagtat cagtaattga aaatctgcca cctgttgaga ccgagcactc 10681agttcctgag gacatctttg acacaaggcc catttgggat gagtctattg agactctgat 10741tgaacgcatc cctgatgaaa atggccatga ccatgctgaa gatccacagg atgagcagga 10801acggatcgag gaaaggctgg cttatattgc tgatcacctt ggcttcagct ggacagaatt 10861agcaagagaa ctggatttca ctgaggagca aattcatcaa attcgaattg aaaatcccaa 10921ctctcttcaa gaccagagtc atgcactgtt gaagtactgg ctagagaggg atgggaaaca 10981tgctacagat accaacctcg ttgaatgtct caccaagatc aaccgaatgg atattgttca 11041tctcatggag accaacacag aacctctcca ggagcgcatc agtcatagtt atgcagaaat 11101tgaacagacc attacactgg atcatagtga agggttctcg gtacttcaag aggagttatg 11161cactgcacag cacaagcaga aagaggagca agctgtttct aaagaaagtg agacctgcga 11221tcaccctcct atcgtctcag aggaagacat ttctgttggt tattccactt ttcaggatgg 11281cgtccccaaa actgaggggg acagctcagc aacagcactc tttccccaaa ctcacaagga 11341gcaagttcaa caggatttct cagggaaaat gcaagacctg cctgaagagt catctctgga 11401atatcagcag gaatattttg tgacaactcc aggaacagaa acatcagaga ctcagaaggc 11461tatgatagta cccagctctc ccagcaagac acctgaggaa gttagcaccc ctgcagagga 11521ggagaagctg tacctccaga ccccaacatc cagcgagcgg ggaggctctc ccatcataca 11581agaacccgaa gagccctcag agcacagaga ggagagctct ccgcggaaaa ccagcctcgt 11641aatagtggag tctgccgata accagcctga gacctgtgaa agactcgatg aagatgcagc 11701ttttgaaaag ggagacgata tgcctgaaat acccccagaa acagtcacag aagaagaata 11761cattgatgag catggacaca ccgtggtaaa gaaggttact aggaaaatca ttaggcggta 11821tgtatcctct gaaggcacag agaaagaaga gattatggtg cagggaatgc cacaggaacc 11881tgtcaacatc gaggaagggg atggctattc caaagttata aagcgtgttg tattgaagag 11941tgacaccgag cagtcagagg acaacaatga gtaaagccat cacacagaag agggctgtgg 12001tgaaggacca gcatggaaaa cgcattgact tggagcacct ggaggatgta ccagaagcac 12061tagaccagga cgacctccag cgcgatctcc agcagctcct tcggcatttc tgcaaggagg 12121acttgaagca agaggccaag tgaggggctg cccagttctc acaccagaaa ccacacattc 12181actcaatatg cagcttcctg tttcagtagg ggagtgacct aactggccta attaatggga 12241taccccgaca tttccactgt tagcaaatat acggcatttt gctttagttt tcccccatcc 12301tctttaacta taaagctaat ttgtgaccaa agatggcatc cttcatactg gatgctgtat 12361ccaatacttt gttgtgtctg tgctaacctg ggaactggcc acctccattg ttctttgctt 12421ctgcacaaga tccatgaaaa tccattgatc agaagaactt cacctgcaga cctcttcaag 12481tgacactatg taggaatcct tccaaggaat atctatgtac aatgtatata gctgaaatgc 12541tcagatgaac aacatattaa aattaaaacc actgcctatt gtaactacac tgggcatcag 12601aataaaaggc ctctagaaat tgctgaacaa tggttaatta agatattgct aacacaatcg 12661agtgataata cagttttact gcaaaagaag cacttcaaac ctattatgtc cttagaactt 12721ccagagtagc cactgctccc agttaaaggt gggtcagtag ccttgcagaa ctgtcctgag 12781aagttattgc tggtgctggc cagccatggc ttaggactcc aacagccact ctgagggagg 12841ggagaaggga gcagaggcca cgcagaatga accgatgggg tattcagttg ctggcagcta 12901cattgtgtgg cattctagca tcttcaggtc tttagatctt ggacaagttg gcagggtatt 12961ttaaaagcta taactactgt agttttccag ttttcattgc tgctttagca aaccacgctg 13021tcttacagtg gtactttctt ctggccactg cactgtagat aattcattgg aaacaagatt 13081tacccactac ataaaaggtt aaactccttc agtatgttgg agtggtttct tttttttttt 13141ctttctttct tttttttctt caggtttata tcttctctaa tacctgcatg tggcgtttaa 13201aaatcaagac cacggtcaaa cccctcttct aatcacatta attgtttcca ttctttttac 13261cctgagtgag cacttttcac tttccagcta ggtctgtttt tcagcttgca gacaagattg 13321agaaatcctt gaaaatttgg ttttggttaa aatttttggt ttatttattt gaaatccaca 13381ctcccttgga aactcttaag tgcatttgtg cacttctgtt tgtttgtctc aaagaaggga 13441ctgtaacaat ctgagtaatt tccatgtcct cttccttatt cctctagtgg ttgaagctgt 13501gtagcatttt aacatatata tattcacaaa tatattcata taaacagtat acattttgaa 13561tcagtcattt gttaaagaaa agtatattca atgaagatga aatttaaata aaaaaggaca 13621gagtctatcc tccagggatt gaacattttc caattatctg gtcttttcct gttgtgcaaa 13681aatgactcat tgctccgaat gtcaaaaaca aatgcgacaa acaatggcac ttcatcattt 13741aaagtaatgt tgccaagaga aaaaatttcc tgggagggag gtttcccaca agccaaatct 13801cctaagcctc aaatgctagc actttttggc agttggatag gaaatgagac attctttggc 13861agccaaaata agagaggccg atggtgaaac tttttgagac accctatggc cttcttgtca 13921aaaccttcac tggagctcaa gaaaagcatt tctgttgtgt tatttgcagt gcagatgatg 13981tctgtgtaac aacataatgg ttattcacct ttttttgatt ttgatttttg ctgtgttatc 14041aaaaacttga atactgtgag aagaagtgaa ttttcagttg acgaatcagc atcttgttcc 14101catggtgata acactaattg aatatatcta tgagggcatg tattagttaa tggaaaaaaa 14161aatacaacac taacaataca tagctgcaat gtgtacaatg gctgatttaa ttaaataaaa 14221tgtacaagtg ttaaatgtgg caa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human ARHGAP6 is available asNCBI accession number NM_013427 (gi: 95091874). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:120.

1 ggctgggctg cgaatagcgt gttcctctcc ggcggaacac acacacccgg ccttggggct 61gtctcctgag ctccctcctc cacggagagc gctgagcgcc gccgggaatt ccatcccacc 121gtgggcacgc agtctttgga ggtcccgggc gcagcacgct cggtgtcccc acactgcagc 181aagacagaga ccccgcggga accttgagct tggaacaacc cttgagcctc tgcagtcgga 241agagtgggcg cagcagccca gcggaggcca ggcgcgcaac ctcgggcgcc ggggcaagga 301gagagtgcag ggaggcgcag ctcaggcgcc cggctcagga gcgggaggaa gttctcgcgg 361cgccgggagc gcggtggacg cgccctgggc gcacgcccag gcagccttct ccctggccct 421cgggactgtc ctcgggccgc aaggaggagc ttgctggagt cttagaggcc atccagagcc 481agcgagcagg agcgctgcgt ctcccgcctc agctaggaag ggggagtggc gctggcaggc 541tggagctggg aacccagcga gcgcctgacc ttcctcctcc tcttcctgac cctcttcgcg 601tcttgggctc cggaggaagg ttctagcggc tgcaggaggt ccccagaccc attttcctag 661aaggctggtg atggatctgc tgctcctgcc gccgccgggg cacttggagc gcaccggcgg 721cgcgtgagct gggctttgct ctccactgcc ctgggcaaac cccgggccag ccccgcctgg 781cacctttgcc tgagtccctt tcggttcccg acccaaagcc accagcgtcc agggagggag 841gaggaggtgg tcctcaggtg cagccccgcc gagatgtccg cgcagagcct gctccacagc 901gtcttctcct gttcctcgcc cgcttcaagt agcgcggcct cggccaaggg cttctccaag 961aggaagctgc gccagacccg cagcctggac ccggccctga tcggcggctg cgggagcgac 1021gaggcgggcg cggagggcag tgcgcgggga gccacggcgg gccgcctcta ctccccatca 1081ctcccagccg agagtctcgg ccctcgcttg gcgtcctctt cccggggtcc gccccccagg 1141gccaccaggc taccgcctcc tggacctctt tgctcgtcct tctccacacc cagcaccccg 1201caggagaagt caccatccgg cagctttcac tttgactatg aggttcccct gggtcgcggc 1261ggcctcaaga agagcatggc ctgggacctg ccttctgtcc tggccgggcc agccagtagc 1321cgaagcgctt ccagcatcct ctgttcatcc gggggaggcc ccaatggcat cttcgcttct 1381cctaggaggt ggctccagca gaggaagttc cagtccccac ccgacagtcg cgggcacccc 1441tacgtcgtgt ggaaatccga gggtgatttc acctggaaca gcatgtcagg ccgcagtgta 1501cggctgaggt cagtccccat ccagagtctc tcagagctgg agagggcccg gctgcaggaa 1561gtggcttttt atcagttgca acaggactgt gacctgagct gtcagatcac cattcccaaa 1621gatggacaaa agagaaagaa atctttaaga aagaaactgg attcactagg aaaggagaaa 1681aacaaagaca aagaattcat cccacaggca tttggaatgc ccttatccca agtcattgcg 1741aatgacaggg cctataaact caagcaggac ttgcagaggg acgagcagaa agatgcatct 1801gactttgtgg cttccctcct cccatttgga aataaaagac aaaacaaaga actctcaagc 1861agtaactcat ctctcagctc aacctcagaa acaccgaatg agtcaacgtc cccaaacacc 1921ccggaaccgg ctcctcgggc taggaggagg ggtgccatgt cagtggattc tatcaccgat 1981cttgatgaca atcagtctcg actactagaa gctttacaac tttccttgcc tgctgaggct 2041caaagtaaaa aggaaaaagc cagagataag aaactcagtc tgaatcctat ttacagacag 2101gtccctaggc tggtggacag ctgctgtcag cacctagaaa aacatggcct ccagacagtg 2161gggatattcc gagttggaag ctcaaaaaag agagtgagac aattacgtga ggaatttgac 2221cgtgggattg atgtctctct ggaggaggag cacagtgttc atgatgtggc agccttgctg 2281aaagagttcc tgagggacat gccagacccc cttctcacca gggagctgta cacagctttc 2341atcaacactc tcttgttgga gccggaggaa cagctgggca ccttgcagct cctcatatac 2401cttctacctc cctgcaactg cgacaccctc caccgcctgc tacagttcct ctccatcgtg 2461gccaggcatg ccgatgacaa catcagcaaa gatgggcaag aggtcactgg gaataaaatg 2521acatctctaa acttagccac catatttgga cccaacctgc tgcacaagca gaagtcatca 2581gacaaagaat tctcagttca gagttcagcc cgggctgagg agagcacggc catcatcgct 2641gttgtgcaaa agatgattga aaattatgaa gccctgttca tggttccccc agatctccag 2701aacgaagtgc tgatcagcct gttagagacc gatcctgatg tcgtggacta tttactcaga 2761agaaaggctt cccaatcatc aagccctgac atgctgcagt cggaagtttc cttttccgtg 2821ggagggaggc attcatctac agactccaac aaggcctcca gcggagacat ctccccttat 2881gacaacaact ccccagtgct gtctgagcgc tccctgctgg ctatgcaaga ggacgcggcc 2941ccggggggct cggagaagct ttacagagtg ccagggcagt ttatgctggt gggccacttg 3001tcgtcgtcaa agtcaaggga aagttctcct ggaccaaggc ttgggaaaga tctgtcagag 3061gagcctttcg atatctgggg aacttggcat tcaacattaa aaagcggatc caaagaccca 3121ggaatgacag gttcctctgg agacattttt gaaagcagct ccctaagagc ggggccctgc 3181tccctttctc aagggaacct gtccccaaat tggcctcggt ggcaggggag ccccgcagag 3241ctggacagcg acacgcaggg ggctcggagg actcaggccg cagcccccgc gacggagggc 3301agggcccacc ctgcggtgtc gcgcgcctgc agcacgcccc acgtccaggt ggcagggaaa 3361gccgagcggc ccacggccag gtcggagcag tacttgaccc tgagcggcgc ccacgacctc 3421agcgagagtg agctggatgt ggccgggctg cagagccggg ccacacctca gtgccaaaga 3481ccccatggga gtgggaggga tgacaagcgg cccccgcctc catacccggg cccagggaag 3541cccgcggcag cggcagcctg gatccagggg cccccggaag gcgtggagac acccacggac 3601cagggaggcc aagcagccga gcgagagcag caggtcacgc agaaaaaact gagcagcgcc 3661aactccctgc cagcgggcga gcaggacagt ccgcgcctgg gggacgctgg ctggctcgac 3721tggcagagag agcgctggca gatctgggag ctcctgtcga ccgacaaccc cgatgccctg 3781cccgagacgc tggtctgagc ccgcacccag ccgagccccc cctgccccga gccccccgcc 3841ctccagccca ggggggaccg tgggtggtgg ccactggcac acttagtgtt cttctttcac 3901acttctcaaa agtgacacaa gagaaatcca gttcacctac agaggtagag cactcacgcc 3961cccgccattg agaataaggt tccattgcgt agccagcctt aggaaaaaca aacagaaccc 4021aaaccagatg gcaatgtcca atctaaaaac gtccctcttg gctctataat ataagataca 4081actcttgctt ggtatagcct aaccgtattt atgtgtcttc ggttttgact attgtgtatt 4141ctgtaacaga ttatgtataa tcatatatga tatattcaca aagagaaaac aaaaggaact 4201tttaaaaaaa aaatcacttc acttatatta agcaatgaga tatactaaac aatgagattc 4261tatagaatgt tctagaatgt gcacaagcgg gtttctgtgc ttttgccata gctttataac 4321tggggataac ccttccttcg ataccaaaca ctaacaagag gaagcagaat atgagaagcc 4381atatttttac ataggagtca gatacaaaaa gaaaaatcac tgaatgcttt tagatattga 4441atacgttttc aggaaaatgc taaatctgat agattacgaa atatattttt agaacttgtt 4501tagaaaggat tcagttaacc aaacaagaaa aaggcagtgc ctcacaaaga aattaagaag 4561ttgtccgtcc cacgttacat caaattcagt tttatatagg ccatatataa tatatattta 4621taatgtataa tttttatgta tttttcaaaa ctacaaactg gaatccaact ataaagtgtt 4681taagaatcta cacagaatat tcaaattata gaacatgttt tttccctttg ccccataatc 4741agtatttgcc aaattacatg caattcctta aaaactaaat cacatttggt aaaaggccta 4801cagctttgta cttacattgt gccaaaggct gaggaaatgt tttctttcgt aattttatgt 4861gtattgtaaa atgttctacc gtactttagt agtttgaagt ttttcaagtg cataactatt 4921tttgaccagc agatggcgat acgcttcagt attttatgca attttttttc acttctgaag 4981ggaaagtgta ttataaaaaa agattttttt tttttttata aaacatgcta ctcttaattt 5041tcatgttggt gatgaaattc ccagtggtgt ttcttaaggt tctatcttgt gccatgatga 5101ataaaaagtt aagcaaag

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human C11orf17 is availableas NCBI accession number NM_182901 (gi: 116174739). This sequence isrecited below for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:121.

1 agatgaaaat ggaaggggcg ggcgcgctag gcctagtcct ggctgggctc ccgctggagt 61gtgcgttggg ggcggaccag gagcggtggt ctccagggag gtcgaggctg gggctcccac 121ccggatttgg agcagggtcg ccgcggccca gctgacccgc cggcgtttgt acgttgtgtg 181cccactcagg gagccatgga caactgtttg gcggccgcag cgctgaatgg ggtggaccga 241cgttccctgc agcgttcagc aaggctggct ctagaagtgc tggagagggc caagaggagg 301gcggtggact ggcatgccct ggagcgtccc aaaggctgca tgggggtcct tgcccgggag 361gcgccccacc tagagaaaca gccggcagcc ggcccgcagc gcgttctccc gggagagaga 421gaagagagac ccccaaccct tagtgcttcc ttcagaacaa tggctgaatt catggactat 481acttcaagtc agtgtgggaa atattattca tctgtgccag aggaaggagg ggcaacccat 541gtctatcgtt atcacagagg cgagtcgaag ctgcacatgt gcttggacat agggaatggt 601cagagaaaag acagaaaaaa gacatccctt ggtcctggag gcagctatca aatatcagag 661catgctccag aggcatccca gcctgctgag aacatctcta aggacctcta catagaagta 721tatccaggga cctattctgt cactgtgggc tcaaatgact taaccaagaa gactcatgtg 781gtagcagttg attctggaca aagcgtggac ctggtcttcc ctgtgtgatg ttgaccatca 841ctgccatcac atcacctttt tttaagtagt aagaataaag ccactgtatg attctcttaa 901tagctataca ttaatcctgt ttttagtgct gactgggtca gccttccggg aactggagtc 961tgtctctttc agtgcttttt tgtttgtttg gttggttttt ttttgagaca gtctcactct 1021gttgcccagg ctggagtgca gtggcgtgat ctcggctcac tgcaagttcc gcctcccggg 1081ttcacaccat tctcctgcct cagcctcccg agtagctggc actacaggca cccgccacca 1141tgcccggcta ttttttttgt atttttagta gagacggggt ttcaccatgt tggccaggat 1201ggtctcgatc tcttgacctc gtgatccacc caccttggcc tcccaaagtg ttgggattac 1261aggcgtgagc caccgcgccc ggcctcagtg ccttttttaa cttgagggtg tagaggtcct 1321ccacgcttgt ttgcctgaaa gtaatataat gatgctgtct gaacaggttt tactgcttgc 1381tttccaagta aaggttaatt atgataataa agagatttgg aaatgaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human CAPN3 is available asNCBI accession number NM_000070 (gi: 27765081). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:122.

1 cactctcttt ctctctccct ctggcatgca tgctgctggt aggagacccc caagtcaaca 61ttgcttcaga aatcctttag cactcatttc tcaggagaac ttatggcttc agaatcacag 121ctcggttttt aagatggaca taacctgtac gaccttctga tgggctttca actttgaact 181ggatgtggac acttttctct cagatgacag aattactcca acttcccctt tgcagttgct 241tcctttcctt gaaggtagct gtatcttatt ttctttaaaa agctttttct tccaaagcca 301cttgccatgc cgaccgtcat tagcgcatct gtggctccaa ggacagcggc tgagccccgg 361tccccagggc cagttcctca cccggcccag agcaaggcca ctgaggctgg gggtggaaac 421ccaagtggca tctattcagc catcatcagc cgcaattttc ctattatcgg agtgaaagag 481aagacattcg agcaacttca caagaaatgt ctagaaaaga aagttcttta tgtggaccct 541gagttcccac cggatgagac ctctctcttt tatagccaga agttccccat ccagttcgtc 601tggaagagac ctccggaaat ttgcgagaat ccccgattta tcattgatgg agccaacaga 661actgacatct gtcaaggaga gctaggggac tgctggtttc tcgcagccat tgcctgcctg 721accctgaacc agcaccttct tttccgagtc ataccccatg atcaaagttt catcgaaaac 781tacgcaggga tcttccactt ccagttctgg cgctatggag agtgggtgga cgtggttata 841gatgactgcc tgccaacgta caacaatcaa ctggttttca ccaagtccaa ccaccgcaat 901gagttctgga gtgctctgct ggagaaggct tatgctaagc tccatggttc ctacgaagct 961ctgaaaggtg ggaacaccac agaggccatg gaggacttca caggaggggt ggcagagttt 1021tttgagatca gggatgctcc tagtgacatg tacaagatca tgaagaaagc catcgagaga 1081ggctccctca tgggctgctc cattgatgat ggcacgaaca tgacctatgg aacctctcct 1141tctggtctga acatggggga gttgattgca cggatggtaa ggaatatgga taactcactg 1201ctccaggact cagacctcga ccccagaggc tcagatgaaa gaccgacccg gacaatcatt 1261ccggttcagt atgagacaag aatggcctgc gggctggtca gaggtcacgc ctactctgtc 1321acggggctgg atgaggtccc gttcaaaggt gagaaagtga agctggtgcg gctgcggaat 1381ccgtggggcc aggtggagtg gaacggttct tggagtgata gatggaagga ctggagcttt 1441gtggacaaag atgagaaggc ccgtctgcag caccaggtca ctgaggatgg agagttctgg 1501atgtcctatg aggatttcat ctaccatttc acaaagttgg agatctgcaa cctcacggcc 1561gatgctctgc agtctgacaa gcttcagacc tggacagtgt ctgtgaacga gggccgctgg 1621gtacggggtt gctctgccgg aggctgccgc aacttcccag atactttctg gaccaaccct 1681cagtaccgtc tgaagctcct ggaggaggac gatgaccctg atgactcgga ggtgatttgc 1741agcttcctgg tggccctgat gcagaagaac cggcggaagg accggaagct aggggccagt 1801ctcttcacca ttggcttcgc catctacgag gttcccaaag agatgcacgg gaacaagcag 1861cacctgcaga aggacttctt cctgtacaac gcctccaagg ccaggagcaa aacctacatc 1921aacatgcggg aggtgtccca gcgcttccgc ctgcctccca gcgagtacgt catcgtgccc 1981tccacctacg agccccacca ggagggggaa ttcatcctcc gggtcttctc tgaaaagagg 2041aacctctctg aggaagttga aaataccatc tccgtggatc ggccagtgaa aaagaaaaaa 2101accaagccca tcatcttcgt ttcggacaga gcaaacagca acaaggagct gggtgtggac 2161caggagtcag aggagggcaa aggcaaaaca agccctgata agcaaaagca gtccccacag 2221ccacagcctg gcagctctga tcaggaaagt gaggaacagc aacaattccg gaacattttc 2281aagcagatag caggagatga catggagatc tgtgcagatg agctcaagaa ggtccttaac 2341acagtcgtga acaaacacaa ggacctgaag acacacgggt tcacactgga gtcctgccgt 2401agcatgattg cgctcatgga tacagatggc tctggaaagc tcaacctgca ggagttccac 2461cacctctgga acaagattaa ggcctggcag aaaattttca aacactatgacacagaccag 2521tccggcacca tcaacagcta cgagatgcga aatgcagtca acgacgcagg attccacctc 2581aacaaccagc tctatgacat cattaccatg cggtacgcag acaaacacat gaacatcgac 2641tttgacagtt tcatctgctg cttcgttagg ctggagggca tgttcagagc ttttcatgca 2701tttgacaagg atggagatgg tatcatcaag ctcaacgttc tggagtggct gcagctcacc 2761atgtatgcct gaaccaggct ggcctcatcc aaagccatgc aggatcactc aggatttcag 2821tttcaccctc tatttccaaa gccatttacc tcaaaggacc cagcagctac acccctacag 2881gcttccaggc acctcatcag tcatgctcct cctccatttt accccctacc catccttgat 2941cggtcatgcc tagcctgacc ctttagtaaa gcaatgaggt aggaagaaca aacccttgtc 3001cctttgccat gtggaggaaa gtgcctgcct ctggtccgag ccgcctcggt tctgaagcga 3061gtgctcctgc ttaccttgct ctaggctgtc tgcagaagca cctgccggtg gcactcagca 3121cctccttgtg ctagagccct ccatcacctt cacgctgtcc caccatgggc caggaaccaa 3181accagcactg ggttctactg ctgtggggta aactaactca gtggaatagg gctggttact 3241ttgggctgtc caactcataa gtttggctgc attttgaaaa aagctgatct aaataaaggc 3301atgtgtatgg ctggtc

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human CDH16 is available asNCBI accession number NM_004062 (gi: 16507958). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:123.

1 gaaggagctc tcttcttgct tggcagctgg accaagggag ccagtcttgg gcgctggagg 61gcctgtcctg accatggtcc ctgcctggct gtggctgctt tgtgtctccg tcccccaggc 121tctccccaag gcccagcctg cagagctgtc tgtggaagtt ccagaaaact atggtggaaa 181tttcccttta tacctgacca agttgccgct gccccgtgag ggggctgaag gccagatcgt 241gctgtcaggg gactcaggca aggcaactga gggcccattt gctatggatc cagattctgg 301cttcctgctg gtgaccaggg ccctggaccg agaggagcag gcagagtacc agctacaggt 361caccctggag atgcaggatg gacatgtctt gtggggtcca cagcctgtgc ttgtgcacgt 421gaaggatgag aatgaccagg tgccccattt ctctcaagcc atctacagag ctcggctgag 481ccggggtacc aggcctggca tccccttcct cttccttgag gcttcagacc gggatgagcc 541aggcacagcc aactcggatc ttcgattcca catcctgagc caggctccag cccagccttc 601cccagacatg ttccagctgg agcctcggct gggggctctg gccctcagcc ccaaggggag 661caccagcctt gaccacgccc tggagaggac ctaccagctg ttggtacagg tcaaggacat 721gggtgaccag gcctcaggcc accaggccac tgccaccgtg gaagtctcca tcatagagag 781cacctgggtg tccctagagc ctatccacct ggcagagaat ctcaaagtcc tatacccgca 841ccacatggcc caggtacact ggagtggggg tgatgtgcac tatcacctgg agagccatcc 901cccgggaccc tttgaagtga atgcagaggg aaacctctac gtgaccagag agctggacag 961agaagcccag gctgagtacc tgctccaggt gcgggctcag aattcccatg gcgaggacta 1021tgcggcccct ctggagctgc acgtgctggt gatggatgag aatgacaacg tgcctatctg 1081ccctccccgt gaccccacag tcagcatccc tgagctcagt ccaccaggta ctgaagtgac 1141tagactgtca gcagaggatg cagatgcccc cggctccccc aattcccacg ttgtgtatca 1201gctcctgagc cctgagcctg aggatggggt agaggggaga gccttccagg tggaccccac 1261ttcaggcagt gtgacgctgg gggtgctccc actccgagca ggccagaaca tcctgcttct 1321ggtgctggcc atggacctgg caggcgcaga gggtggcttc agcagcacgt gtgaagtcga 1381agtcgcagtc acagatatca atgatcacgc ccctgagttc atcacttccc agattgggcc 1441tataagcctc cctgaggatg tggagcccgg gactctggtg gccatgctaa cagccattga 1501tgctgacctc gagcccgcct tccgcctcat ggattttgcc attgagaggg gagacacaga 1561agggactttt ggcctggatt gggagccaga ctctgggcat gttagactca gactctgcaa 1621gaacctcagt tatgaggcag ctccaagtca tgaggtggtg gtggtggtgc agagtgtggc 1681gaagctggtg gggccaggcc caggccctgg agccaccgcc acggtgactg tgctagtgga 1741gagagtgatg ccacccccca agttggacca ggagagctac gaggccagtg tccccatcag 1801tgccccagcc ggctctttcc tgctgaccat ccagccctcc gaccccatca gccgaaccct 1861caggttctcc ctagtcaatg actcagaggg ctggctctgc attgagaaat tctccgggga 1921ggtgcacacc gcccagtccc tgcagggcgc ccagcctggg gacacctaca cggtgcttgt 1981ggaggcccag gatacagatg agccgagact gagcgcttct gcacccctgg tgatccactt 2041cctaaaggcc cctcctgccc cagccctgac tcttgcccct gtgccctccc aatacctctg 2101cacaccccgc caagaccatg gcttgatcgt gagtggaccc agcaaggacc ccgatctggc 2161cagtgggcac ggtccctaca gcttcaccct tggtcccaac cccacggtgc aacgggattg 2221gcgcctccag actctcaatg gttcccatgc ctacctcacc ttggccctgc attgggtgga 2281gccacgtgaa cacataatcc ccgtggtggt cagccacaat gcccagatgt ggcagctcct 2341ggttcgagtg atcgtgtgtc gctgcaacgt ggaggggcag tgcatgcgca aggtgggccg 2401catgaagggc atgcccacga agctgtcggc agtgggcatc cttgtaggca ccctggtagc 2461aataggaatc ttcctcatcc tcattttcac ccactggacc atgtcaagga agaaggaccc 2521ggatcaacca gcagacagcg tgcccctgaa ggcgactgtc tgaatggccc aggcagctct 2581agctgggagc ttggcctctg gctccatctg agtcccctgg gagagagccc agcacccaag 2641atccagcagg ggacaggaca gagtagaagc ccctccatct gccctggggt ggaggcacca 2701tcaccatcac caggcatgtc tgcagagcct ggacaccaac tttatggact gcccatggga 2761gtgctccaaa tgtcagggtg tttgcccaat aataaagccc cagagaactg ggctgggccc 2821tatgggattg gta

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human ChGn is available asNCBI accession number BC060772 (gi: 38174239). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:124.

1 tggggcttgt tccgggatcc gcagccttgc tcaggctgtg cattggtgtg gccccgaatt 61gcacggagct gccttcctat ttcaaggaaa gacgccaagg taattttgac ccagaggagc 121aatgatgtag ccacctccta accttccctt cttgaacccc caggtcccct cttgctgttg 181gctgcacatc aggaaggctg tgatgggaat gaaggtgaaa acttggagat ttcacttcag 241tcattgcttc tgcctgcaag atcatccttt aaaagtagag aagctgctct gtgtggtggt 301taactccaag aggcagaact cgttctagaa ggaaatggat gcaagcagct ccgggggccc 361caaacgcatg cttcctgtga tctagcccag ggaagccctt ccgtgggggc cccggctttg 421agggatgcca ccggttctgg acgcatggct gattcctgaa tgatgatggt tcgccggggg 481ctgcttgcgt ggatttcccg ggtggtggtt ttgctggtgc tcctctgctg tgctatctct 541gtcctgtaca tgttggcctg caccccaaaa ggtgacgagg agcagctggc actgcccagg 601gccaacagcc ccacggggaa ggaggggtac caggccgtcc ttcaggagtg ggaggagcag 661caccgcaact acgtgagcag cctgaagcgg cagatcgcac agctcaagga ggagctgcag 721gagaggagtg agcagctcag gaatgggcag taccaagcca gcgatgctgc tggcctgggt 781ctggacagga gccccccaga gaaaacccag gccgacctcc tggccttcct gcactcgcag 841gtggacaagg cagaggtgaa tgctggcgtc aagctggcca cagagtatgc agcagtgcct 901ttcgatagct ttactctaca gaaggtgtac cagctggaga ctggccttac ccgccacccc 961gaggagaagc ctgtgaggaa ggacaagcgg gatgagttgg tggaagccat tgaatcagcc 1021ttggagaccc tgaacaatcc tgcagagaac agccccaatc accgtcctta cacggcctct 1081gatttcatag aagggatcta ccgaacagaa agggacaaag ggacattgta tgagctcacc 1141ttcaaagggg accacaaaca tgaattcaaa cggctcatct tatttcgacc attcggcccc 1201atcatgaaag tggaaaatga aaagctcaac atggccaaca cgcttatcaa tgttatcgtg 1261cctctagcaa aaagggtgga caagttccgg cagttcatgc agaatttcag gcctgctgat 1321gaagttttta gatgtgtgcc tttaagccct tgattgtgcg gtgttggatc ttagaagctg 1381tgatggctca gatgcacata ttggctgagg ataaccagct aagtgatttc accagcttgt 1441tttaaacata gaaaatccta ctgtctaatt ataaatcttg aaagatcaag ctgatttttt 1501atttcttttt ttttgagatg gagtcttact ctgtcaccca ggctggagtg cagtggcacg 1561aactctgctc actgcaacct tcacctccca ggttcaggga gatgtgcatt gagcaggatg 1621ggagagtcca tctcactgtt gtttactttg ggaaagaaga aataaatgaa gtcaaaggaa 1681tacttgaaaa cacttccaaa gctgccaact tcaggaactt taccttcatc cagctgaatg 1741gagaattttc tcggggaaag ggacttgatg ttggagcccg cttctggaag ggaagcaacg 1801tccttctctt tttctgtgat gtggacatct acttcacatc tgaattcctc aatacgtgta 1861ggctgaatac acagccaggg aagaaggtat tttatccagt tcttttcagt cagtacaatc 1921ctggcataat atacggccac catgatgcag tccctccctt ggaacagcag ctggtcataa 1981agaaggaaac tggattttgg agagactttg gatttgggat gacgtgtcag tatcggtcag 2041acttcatcaa tataggtggg tttgatctgg acatcaaagg ctggggcgga gaggatgtgc 2101acctttatcg caagtatctc cacagcaacc tcatagtggt acggacgcct gtgcgaggac 2161tcttccacct ctggcatgag aagcgctgca tggacgagct gacccccgag cagtacaaga 2221tgtgcatgca gtccaaggcc atgaacgagg catcccacgg ccagctgggc atgctggtgt 2281tcaggcacga gatagaggct caccttcgca aacagaaaca gaagacaagt agcaaaaaaa 2341catgaactcc cagagaagga ttgtgggaga cactttttct ttccttttgc aattactgaa 2401agtggctgca acagagaaaa gacttccata aaggacgaca aaagaattgg actgatgggt 2461cagagatgag aaagcctccg atttctctct gttgggcttt ttacaacaga aatcaaaatc 2521tccgctttgc ctgcaaaagt aacccagttg caccctgtga agtgtctgac aaaggcagaa 2581tgcttgtgag attataagcc taatggtgtg gaggttttga tggtgtttac aatacactga 2641gacctgttgt tttgtgtgct cattgaaata ttcatgattt aagagcagtt ttgtaaaaaa 2701ttcattagca tgaaaggcaa gcatatttct cctcatatga atgagcctat cagcagggct 2761ctagtttcta ggaatgctaa aatatcagaa ggcaggagag gagataggct tattatgata 2821ctagtgagta cattaagtaa aataaaatgg accagaaaag aaaagaaacc ataaatatcg 2881tgtcatattt tccccaagat taaccaaaaa taatctgctt atctttttgg ttgtcctttt 2941aactgtctcc gtttttttct tttatttaaa aatgcacttt ttttcccttg tgagttatag 3001tctgcttatt taattaccac tttgcaagcc ttacaagaga gcacaagttg gcctacattt 3061ttatattttt taagaagata ctttgagatg cattatgaga actttcagtt caaagcatca 3121aattgatgcc atatccaagg acatgccaaa tgctgattct gtcaggcact gaatgtcagg 3181cattgagaca tagggaagga atggtttgta ctaatacaga cgtacagata ctttctctga 3241agagtatttt cgaagaggag caactgaaca ctggaggaaa agaaaatgac actttctgct 3301ttacagaaaa ggaaactcat tcagactggt gatatcgtga tgtacctaaa agtcagaaac 3361cacattttct cctcagaagt agggaccgct ttcttacctg tttaaataaa ccaaagtata 3421ccgtgtgaac caaacaatct cttttcaaaa cagggtgctc ctcctggctt ctggcttcca 3481taagaagaaa tggagaaaaa tatatatata tatatatata ttgtgaaaga tcaatccatc 3541tgccagaatc tagtgggatg gaagtttttg ctacatgtta tccaccccag gccaggtgga 3601agtaactgaa ttatttttta aattaagcag ttctactcga tcaccaagat gcttctgaaa 3661attgcatttt attaccattt caaactattt tttaaaaata aatacagtta acatagagtg 3721gtttcttcat tcatgtgaaa attattagcc agcaccagat gcatgagcta attatctctt 3781tgagtccttg cttctgtttg ctcacagtaa actcattgtt taaaagcttc aagaacattc 3841aagctgttgg tgtgttaaaa aatgcattgt attgatttgt actggtagtt tatgaaattt 3901aattaaaaca caggccatga atggaaggtg gtattgcaca gctaataaaa tatgatttg 3961ggatatgaaa aaaaaaaaaa aa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human CITED1 is available asNCBI accession number NM_004143 (gi: 222136685). This sequence isrecited below for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:125.

1 acgagccagg acatgtgcta ataatgccct aagccggtta taaagacgtg gaaattgagg 61ggagaaaaaa aaagggaaaa aaagggtctg tccttcctgg gattcctagc cgaggccagt 121ctgctgccgt gtgcgtgtgc gtcagggctc tccgggcggc aatgggggct tgagagccgg 181gtccccagcg ccgggaaggg agcgcggtgg ccgccaccgc caccgccccg gagtccggcg 241ccgaagctgc gggcgggcgg gcgggcacca gctcggtcag gggctgcttg gcgcggcact 301gtgcggtgca gcggcggcgc ggcgcggtgc gggcttttcc caggcgcccc ggggtcgggt 361ggccaacggc gcggccgcgg gcgctgagcg cgaccggttc gcggtagcgg tggcggcggc 421gtgcgtgcca ggggctgggg gctccgccgc ctctcttgcg gctcaccgag ctccgcgctt 481ccctctctcc agggcaggcg gcttctcaga gcacaacagc tccagctggc agcatcactt 541cccgccaatt tatccaactt ctgccaaggc tctgaaatgc caacaacgtc gaggcctgca 601cttgatgtca agggtggcac ctcacctgcg aaggaggatg ccaaccaaga gatgagctcc 661gtggcctact ccaaccttgc ggtgaaagat cgcaaagcag tggccattct gcactaccct 721ggggtagcct caaatggaac caaggccagt ggggctccca ctagttcctc gggatctcca 781ataggctctc ctacaaccac ccctcccact aaacccccat ccttcaacct gcaccccgcc 841cctcacttgc tggctagtat gcacctgcag aaacttaata gccagtatca ggggatggct 901gctgccactc caggccaacc cggggaggca ggacccctgc aaaactggga ctttggggcc 961caggcgggag gggcagaatc actctctcct tctgctggtg cccagagccc tgctatcatc 1021gattcggacc cagtggatga ggaagtgctg atgtcgctgg tggtggaact ggggttggac 1081cgagccaatg agcttccgga gctgtggctg gggcagaatg agtttgactt cactgcggac 1141tttccatcta gctgctaatg ccaagtgtcc ctaaagatgg aggaataaag ccaccaattc 1201tgttgtaaat aaaaataaag ttacttacaa agagacgggc caaaaaaaaa a

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human CITED2 is available asNCBI accession number NM_006079 (gi: 51807294). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:126.

1 acagctcatt gttggcagct gccgggcggt cctgccgagc tgtgagggca acggagggga 61aataaaaggg aacggctccg aatctgcccc agcggccgct gcgagacctc ggcgccgaca 121tcgcgacagc gaagcgcttt gcacgccagg aaggtcccct ctatgtgctg ctgagccggt 181cctggacgcg acgagcccgc cctcggtctt cggagcagaa atcgcaaaaa cggaaggact 241ggaaatggca gaccatatga tggccatgaa ccacgggcgc ttccccgacg gcaccaatgg 301gctgcaccat caccctgccc accgcatggg catggggcag ttcccgagcc cccatcacca 361ccagcagcag cagccccagc acgccttcaa cgccctaatg ggcgagcaca tacactacgg 421cgcgggcaac atgaatgcca cgagcggcat caggcatgcg atggggccgg ggactgtgaa 481cggagggcac cccccgagcg cgctggcccc cgcggccagg tttaacaact cccagttcat 541gggtcccccg gtggccagcc agggaggctc cctgccggcc agcatgcagc tgcagaagct 601caacaaccag tatttcaacc atcaccccta cccccacaac cactacatgc cggatttgca 661ccctgctgca ggccaccaga tgaacgggac aaaccagcac ttccgagatt gcaaccccaa 721gcacagcggc ggcagcagca cccccggcgg ctcgggcggc agcagcaccc ccggcggctc 781tggcagcagc tcgggcggcg gcgcgggcag cagcaacagc ggcggcggca gcggcagcgg 841caacatgccc gcctccgtgg cccacgtccc cgctgcaatg ctgccgccca atgtcataga 901cactgatttc atcgacgagg aagttcttat gtccttggtg atagaaatgg gtttggaccg 961catcaaggag ctgcccgaac tctggctggg gcaaaacgag tttgatttta tgacggactt 1021cgtgtgcaaa cagcagccca gcagagtgag ctgttgactc gatcgaaacc ccggcgaaag 1081aaatcaaacc cccaacttct tcggcgtgaa ttaaaagaaa cattccctta gacacagtat 1141ctcacttttc agatcttgaa aggtttgaga acttggaaac aaagtaaact ataaacttgt 1201acaaattggt tttaaaaaaa attgctgcca cttttttttc ctgtttttgt ttcgtttttg 1261tagccttgac attcacccac ctcccttatg tagttgaaat atctagctaa cttggtcttt 1321ttcgttgttt gtttttactc ctttccctca ctttctccag tgctcaactg ttagatatta 1381atcttggcaa actgcttaat cttgtggatt ttgtagatgg tttcaaatga ctgaactgca 1441ttcagattta cgagtgaaag gaaaaattgc attagttggt tgcatgaact tcgaagggca 1501gatattactg cacaaactgc catctcgctt cattttttta actatgcatt tgagtacaga 1561ctaattttta aaatatgcta aactggaaga ttaaacagat gtgggccaaa ctgttctgga 1621tcaggaaagt catactgttc actttcaagt tggctgtccc ccccgccgcc ccccccaccc 1681ccatatgtac agatgataat agggtgtgga atgtcgtcag tggcaaacat ttcacagatt 1741tttattttgt ttctgtcttc aacatttttg acactgtgct aatagttata ttcagtacat 1801gaaaagatac tactgtgttg aaagcttttt aggaaatttt gacagtattt ttgtacaaaa 1861catttttttg aaaaaatact tgttaattta ttctatttta atttgccaat gtcaataaaa 1921agttaagaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human CKB is available asNCBI accession number M16451 (gi: 180571). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:127.

1 ccggccgccc gcccgccgcc gccatgccct tctccaacag ccacaacgca ctgaagctgc 61gcttcccggc cgaggacgag ttccccgacc tgagcgccca caacaaccac atggccaagg 121tgctgacccc cgagctgtac gcggacgtgc gcgccaagag cacgccgagc ggcttcacgc 181tggacgacgt catccagaca ggcgtggaca acccgggcca cccgtacatc atgaccgtgg 241gctgcgtggc gggcgacgag gagtcctacg aagtgttcaa ggatctcttc gaccccatca 301tcgaggaccg gcaccggcgc tacaagccca gcgatgacga caagaccgac ctcaaccccg 361acaacctgca gggcggcgac gacctggacc ccaactacgt gctgagctcg cgggtggcca 421cgggccgcag catccgtggc ttctgcctcc ccccgcactg cagccgcggg gagcgccgag 481ccatcgagaa gctcgcggtg gaagccctgt ccagcctgga cggcgacctg gcgggccgat 541actacgcgct caagagcatg acggaggcgg agcagcagca gctcatcgac gaccacttcc 601tcttcgacaa gcccgtgtcg cccctgctgc tggcctcggg catggcccgc gactggcccg 661acgccgcgcg tatctggcac aatgacaata agaccttcct ggtgtgggtc aacgaggagg 721accacctgcg ggtcatctcc atgcagaagg ggggcaacat gaaggaggtg ttcacccgct 781tctgcaccgg cctcacccag attgaaactc tcttcaagtc taaggactat gagttcatgt 841ggaaccctca cctgggctac atcctcacct gcccatccaa cctgggcacc gggctgcggg 901caggtgtcga tatcaagctg cccaacctgg gcaagcatga gaagttctcg gaggtgctta 961agcggctgcg acttcagaag cgaggcacag gcggtgtgga cacggctgcg gtgggcgggg 1021tcttcgacgt ctccaacgct gaccgcctgg gcttctcaga ggtggagctg gtgcagatgg 1081tggtggacgg agtgaagctg ctcatcgaga tggaacagcg gctggagcag ggccaggcca 1141tcgacgacct catgcctgcc cagaaatgaa gcccggccca cacccgacac cagccctgct 1201gcttcctaac ttattgcctg cagtgcccac catgcacccc tcgatgttgc cgtctggcga 1261gcccttagcc ttgctgtaag gaaggcttcc gtcacccttg gtagagttta tttttttgat 1321ggctaagata ctgctgatgc tgaaataaac tagggttttg gcctgcaaaa aa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human COL9A3 is available asNCBI accession number NM_001853 (gi: 119508425). This sequence isrecited below for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:128.

1 gccatggccg ggccgcgcgc gtgcgccccg ctcctgctcc tgctcctgct cggggagctt 61ctggcggccg ccggggcgca gagagtggga ctccccggcc cccccggccc cccagggccg 121cccgggaagc ccggccagga cggcattgac ggagaagctg gtcctccagg tctgcctggg 181cccccgggac caaagggggc cccaggaaag ccggggaaac caggagaggc tgggctgccg 241ggactgccgg gtgtggatgg tctgactgga cgagatggac cccctggacc caagggtgcc 301cctggggaac ggggaagtct gggacccccg gggccgcccg ggctgggggg caaaggcctc 361cctggacccc ccggagaggc aggagtgagc ggccccccag gtgggatcgg cctccgcggc 421cccccgggac cttctggact ccccggcctc cctggtcccc caggacctcc cggaccccct 481ggacacccag gagtcctccc tgaaggcgct actgaccttc agtgcccaag tatctgcccg 541ccaggtcccc cagggccccc tggaatgcca gggttcaagg gacccactgg ctacaaaggc 601gagcaggggg aagtcggcaa ggacggcgag aagggtgacc ctggcccccc tgggcccgcc 661ggcctcccgg gcagcgtggg gctgcagggc ccccggggat tacgaggact gccagggcca 721ctcgggcccc ctggggaccg gggtcccatt gggttccgag ggccgcctgg gatcccagga 781gcgcctggga aagcgggtga ccgaggcgag aggggcccag aagggttccg cggccccaag 841ggtgacctcg gcagacctgg tcccaaggga acccccggag tggccgggcc aagcggagag 901ccgggcatgc cgggcaagga cggccagaat ggcgtgccag gactcgatgg ccagaaggga 961gaggctggtc gcaacggtgc tccgggagag aagggcccca acgggctgcc gggcctccct 1021ggacgagcgg ggtccaaagg cgagaaggga gaacggggca gagctgggga gctgggtgag 1081gccggcccct ctggagagcc aggcgtccct ggagatgctg gcatgcctgg ggagcgcggt 1141gaggctggcc accggggctc agcgggggcc ctcggcccac aaggccctcc cggagcccct 1201ggtgtccgag gcttccaggg ccagaagggc agcatgggag accccggcct tccaggcccc 1261cagggcctcc gaggtgacgt gggcgaccgg ggtccgggag gtgccgcagg ccctaaggga 1321gaccagggta ttgcaggttc cgacggtctt cctggggata aaggagaact gggtcccagc 1381ggcctggtcg gacccaaagg agagtctggc agtcgagggg agctgggccc caaaggcacc 1441cagggtccca acggcaccag cggtgttcag ggtgtccccg ggccccccgg tcctctgggc 1501ctgcagggcg tcccgggtgt tcctggcatc acggggaagc cgggagttcc ggggaaggag 1561gccagcgagc agcgcatcag ggagctgtgt ggggggatga tcagcgaaca aattgcacag 1621ttagccgcgc acctaaggaa gcctttggca cccgggtcca ttggtcggcc cggtccagct 1681ggcccccctg ggcccccagg acccccaggc tccattggtc accctggcgc tcgaggaccc 1741cctggatacc gcggtcccac tggggagctg ggagaccccg ggcccagagg aaaccagggt 1801gacagaggag acaaaggcgc ggcaggagca gggctggacg ggcctgaagg agaccagggg 1861ccccaaggac cccaaggcgt gcccggcacc agcaaggacg gccaggacgg tgctcccggc 1921gagcctgggc ctcccggaga tcctgggctt ccaggtgcca ttggggccca ggggacaccg 1981gggatctgcg acacctcagc ctgccaagga gccgtgttag gaggggtcgg ggagaaatca 2041ggctctcgaa gctcataaaa ttcaacgtga ggaagcaagt gacaaggacg cccgaagcac 2101agtggacggt catgaaggag cgggggtgtg gcaggcgggt gacgtccagg agagggagcg 2161cccctggctg cccctcggcc gccgactgga cgcgcgggcc ttgccagcga gcaccctcat 2221cgggctgtcg cctgacagca tacctcaaaa ggccctagct aataaacctg taagcccagc 2281atttgagaga aggtagggtg tgtatatata aaaggttgtg tacaactcca cgaggtgaaa 2341aatattcagt aacttgttta catagcattt gtgtaaagac tatgatctca tcccaataaa 2401atgatatatt aaaccttcag attaatgact ggctacagag taacaaaaaa taaagaattt 2461aatgtacagt aaattctctc ccata

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human CSRP2 is available asNCBI accession number NM_001321 (gi: 4503100). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:129.

1 gggatctcgg actccctgga ccctccctcc agcccagcct cgctagctcc gcctgcggta 61cgtgctcccg cctccgactc aaaatgcctg tctggggagg tggaaacaag tgtggggcct 121gtgggaggac cgtgtaccac gcagaagagg tgcagtgtga tggcaggagc ttccaccgct 181gctgctttct ctgcatggtt tgcaggaaaa atttagatag cacaacagtg gcaattcacg 241atgaagagat ctactgcaaa tcctgctacg gaaagaagta tgggccaaaa ggctacggtt 301atggccaggg cgctggcacg cttaacatgg accgtggcga gaggctgggc atcaaaccag 361agagtgttca gcctcacagg cctacaacaa atccaaacac ttctaaattt gctcagaaat 421atggaggtgc tgagaagtgt tccagatgtg gggattctgt atatgctgcc gagaagataa 481ttggagctgg aaagccctgg cacaaaaact gtttccgatg tgcaaagtgt gggaagagtc 541ttgaatcaac aactctgact gaaaaagaag gtgaaatcta ttgtaaagga tgctatgcaa 601agaactttgg gcccaaggga tttggctatg gccaaggagc aggggctctt gttcatgccc 661agtaagatgt aaaccctgaa ctaaacatca cacactgaga atctcttcat aatctaggca 721cagataatct ttaacactaa actactgtga aattctacca gcattaagta ctgtatatcg 781ccctgtactt ggataggctg gctaactcgt aggaagagag cactgtatgg tatccttttg 841ctttattcac cagcattttg ggggaacatt tcttttacat tttaaataaa acttcagctt 901 g

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human DAPK2 is available asNCBI accession number NM_0014326 (gi: 71774012). This sequence isrecited below for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:130.

1 gaccgcggca gctcagcctc ccgccgattg tatgttccag gcctcaatga ggagtccaaa 61catggagcca ttcaagcagc agaaggtgga ggacttttat gacatcggag aggagctggg 121gagtggccag tttgccatcg tgaagaagtg ccgggagaag agcacggggc ttgagtatgc 181agccaagttc atcaagaagc ggcagagccg ggcgagccgg cgcggtgtga gccgggagga 241gatcgagcgg gaggtgagca tcctgcggca ggtgctgcac cacaatgtca tcacgctgca 301cgacgtctat gagaaccgca ccgacgtggt gctcatcctt gagctagtgt ctggaggaga 361gctcttcgat ttcctggccc agaaggagtc actgagtgag gaggaggcca ccagcttcat 421taagcagatc ctggatgggg tgaactacct tcacacaaag aaaattgctc actttgatct 481caagccagaa aacattatgt tgttagacaa gaatattccc attccacaca tcaagctgat 541tgactttggt ctggctcacg aaatagaaga tggagttgaa tttaagaata tttttgggac 601gccggaattt gttgctccag aaattgtgaa ctacgagccc ctgggtctgg aggctgacat 661gtggagcata ggcgtcatca cctacatcct cttaagtgga gcatcccctt tcctgggaga 721cacgaagcag gaaacactgg caaatatcac agcagtgagt tacgactttg atgaggaatt 781cttcagccag acgagcgagc tggccaagga ctttattcgg aagcttctgg ttaaagagac 841ccggaaacgg ctcacaatcc aagaggctct cagacacccc tggatcacgc cggtggacaa 901ccagcaagcc atggtgcgca gggagtctgt ggtcaatctg gagaacttca ggaagcagta 961tgtccgcagg cggtggaagc tttccttcag catcgtgtcc ctgtgcaacc acctcacccg 1021ctcgctgatg aagaaggtgc acctgaggcc ggatgaggac ctgaggaact gtgagagtga 1081cactgaggag gacatcgcca ggaggaaagc cctccaccca cggaggagga gcagcacctc 1141ctaactggcc tgacctgcag tggccgccag ggaggtctgg gcccagcggg gctcccttct 1201gtgcagactt ttggacccag ctcagcacca gcacccgggc gtcctgagca ctttgcaaga 1261gagatgggcc caaggaattc agaagagctt gcaggcaagc caggagaccc tgggagctgt 1321ggctgtcttc tgtggaggag gctccagcat tcccaaagct cttaattctc cataaaatgg 1381gctttcctct gtctgccatc ctcagagtct ggggtgggag tgtggactta ggaaaacaat 1441ataaaggaca tcctcatcat cacggggtga aggtcagact aaggcagcct tcttcacagg 1501ctgagggggt tcagaaccag cctggccaaa aattacacca gagagacaga gtcctcccca 1561ttgggaacag ggtgattgag gaaagtgaac cttgggtgtg agggaccaat cctgtgacct 1621cccagaacca tggaagccag gacgtcaggc tgaccaacac ctcagacctt ctgaagcagc 1681ccattgctgg cccgccatgt tgtaattttg ctcattttta ttaaacttct ggtttacctg 1741atgcttggct tcttttaggg ctacccccat ctcatttcct ttagcccgtg tgcctgtaac 1801tctgaggggg ggcacccagt ggggtgctga gtgggcagaa tctcagaagg tcctcctgaa 1861ccgtccgcgc aggcctgcag tgggcctgcc tcctccttgc ttccctaaca ggaaggtgtc 1921cagttcaaga gaacccaccc agagactggg agtggtggct cacgcctata atccctgcgc 1981tttggcagtc cgaggcaggg gaattgcttg aactcaggag ttggagacca gcctgggcaa 2041catggcaaaa cgcagtctgt acaaaaaata caaaaaatta gccaggtgta ggggtaggca 2101cctggcatcc cagctactcc aggggctgag gtgacagcat tgcttaagcc cagaaggtcg 2161aggctgcagt gagctgagat cacgccactg cactccagtc tgggtgacag agagagacca 2221tatccaaaaa aaaaaaaagt tgccagagac gagtatgccc atgctccctc tacctcactg 2281ccaccactcc tgctgttagg agctgagtgt gtctccctaa aatttctatg ttgaagtctt 2341aacccttggt accacagaat atcactgtat ttggagatgg ggtctttaga aaggcactta 2401aattaaaatg agctcactga tatgggcccc gatgcaatat aattggtgtc cttataagaa 2461ggggaggtta ggacacgcag gaaagaccac atgaaggccc aggagtggga gggggaatag 2521ccatcgacaa actaaggggg cctcagagga aaccaaccct gctgacacct caatcttaga 2581ctctggcctc aaaaattgta agaaaataaa cttctgtctt ttaagcca

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human DIO1 is available asNCBI accession number NM_00972 (gi: 89357933). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:131.

1 gagcttactc tggctttgcc gagatggggc tgccccagcc agggctgtgg ctgaagaggc 61tctgggtgct cttggaggtg gctgtgcatg tggtcgtggg taaagtgctt ctgatattgt 121ttccagacag agtcaagcgg aacatcctgg ccatgggcga gaagacgggt atgaccagga 181acccccattt cagccacgac aactggatac caaccttttt cagcacccag tatttctggt 241tcgtcttgaa ggtccgttgg cagcgactag aggacacgac tgagctaggg ggtctggccc 301caaactgccc ggtggtccgc ctctcaggac agaggtgcaa catttgggag tttatgcaag 361gtaataggcc actggtgctg aattttggaa gttgtacctg accttcattt atgttcaaat 421ttgaccagtt caagaggctt attgaagact ttagttccat agcagatttt cttgtcattt 481acattgaaga agcacatgca tcagatggct gggcttttaa gaacaacatg gacatcagaa 541atcaccagaa ccttcaggat cgcctgcagg cagcccatct actgctggcc aggagccccc 601agtgccctgt ggtggtggac accatgcaga accagagcag ccagctctac gcagcactgc 661ctgagaggct ctacataatc caggagggca ggatcctcta caagggtaaa tctggccctt 721ggaactacaa cccagaggaa gttcgtgctg ttctggaaaa gctccacagt taatctggac 781agatacctca attctaggtg accaacggga gggcttctca aggcttagct ctccctgaga 841cccagctggc ttttaccctt gacctgtgtc cctagctgaa tcactagctc agatttttct 901gatctaagca aacaactccc agctgaggaa tgcaggccac agcacccaat caagacaaat 961tgttattatc agaaaatgaa gcaacacttg agctgttcag gccagttccc tgttgaagaa 1021acagttccct gttgaagaaa gtagagcctg acactgctcc cactttggag accacattcc 1081ctgcacacgg tctttgagag agcagttgca ctctacaggc acacttctga ggtacggtat 1141ctctctccag ccactctgat accaagtaat tcaagctggc attccttcta ttagggaaat 1201tcattttacc caatttgcat ttatggaatt gatcatttaa gacactaaat tagtttttag 1261aaccaattat gggaagaatt ccagttgtta ggaagagatg aggagttgga agaggaggga 1321ttagaaacag gaggaggcag tcatcctctc cttgccaaaa gatttaaacc tgtccacatt 1381ggtggtgatg atgggtgagt ttccatggta acacatccct aattttacca gggaagagga 1441gagtactcac tttaccatct ttgaatatat ttcatagaaa tctagctctc tgtaccctga 1501aatcttccac tagcctcact tttcaacaga gtcatctaga agggagggtt ggcttcccaa 1561aagcataacc ttgaccaaac caaacaatag gcaccagcaa tgctgtcatt cagttatgca 1621gaagctcatt tgtgaaattc tgtttctctg atttcttcgc aagtctctta atggtcattt 1681gtgttagatt acatcaaact gatggatagc cattggtatt catctatttt aactctgtgt 1741ctttacatat ttgtttatga tggccacagc ctaaagtaca cacggctgtg acttgattca 1801aaagaaaatg ttataagatg cagtaaacta ataacagaat tattaaaata tatcaggcta 1861aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human DPP4 is available asNCBI accession number NM_001935 (gi: 47078262). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:132.

1 ctttcactgg caagagacgg agtcctgggt ttcagttcca gttgcctgcg gtgggctgtg 61tgagtttgcc aaagtcccct gccctctctg ggtctcggtt ccctcgcctg tccacgtgag 121gttggaggag ctgaacgccg acgtcatttt tagctaagag ggagcagggt ccccgagtcg 181ccggcccagg gtctgcgcat ccgaggccgc gcgccctttc ccctccccca cggctcctcc 241gggccccgca ctctgcgccc cggctgccgc ccagcgccct acaccgccct cagggggccc 301tcgcgggctc cccccggccg ggatgccagt gccccgcgcc acgcgcgcct gctcccgcgc 361cgcctgccct gcagcctgcc cgcggcgcct ttatacccag cgggctcggc gctcactaat 421gtttaactcg gggccgaaac ttgccagcgg cgagtgactc caccgcccgg agcagcggtg 481caggacgcgc gtctccgccg cccgcggtga cttctgcctg cgctccttct ctgaacgctc 541acttccgagg agacgccgac gatgaagaca ccgtggaagg ttcttctggg actgctgggt 601gctgctgcgc ttgtcaccat catcaccgtg cccgtggttc tgctgaacaa aggcacagat 661gatgctacag ctgacagtcg caaaacttac actctaactg attacttaaa aaatacttat 721agactgaagt tatactcctt aagatggatt tcagatcatg aatatctcta caaacaagaa 781aataatatct tggtattcaa tgctgaatat ggaaacagct cagttttctt ggagaacagt 841acatttgatg agtttggaca ttctatcaat gattattcaa tatctcctga tgggcagttt 901attctcttag aatacaacta cgtgaagcaa tggaggcatt cctacacagc ttcatatgac 961atttatgatt taaataaaag gcagctgatt acagaagaga ggattccaaa caacacacag 1021tgggtcacat ggtcaccagt gggtcataaa ttggcatatg tttggaacaa tgacatttat 1081gttaaaattg aaccaaattt accaagttac agaatcacat ggacggggaa agaagatata 1141atatataatg gaataactga ctgggtttat gaagaggaag tcttcagtgc ctactctgct 1201ctgtggtggt ctccaaacgg cactttttta gcatatgccc aatttaacga cacagaagtc 1261ccacttattg aatactcctt ctactctgat gagtcactgc agtacccaaa gactgtacgg 1321gttccatatc caaaggcagg agctgtgaat ccaactgtaa agttctttgt tgtaaataca 1381gactctctca gctcagtcac caatgcaact tccatacaaa tcactgctcc tgcttctatg 1441ttgatagggg atcactactt gtgtgatgtg acatgggcaa cacaagaaag aatttctttg 1501cagtggctca ggaggattca gaactattcg gtcatggata tttgtgacta tgatgaatcc 1561agtggaagat ggaactgctt agtggcacgg caacacattg aaatgagtac tactggctgg 1621gttggaagat ttaggccttc agaacctcat tttacccttg atggtaatag cttctacaag 1681atcatcagca atgaagaagg ttacagacac atttgctatt tccaaataga taaaaaagac 1741tgcacattta ttacaaaagg cacctgggaa gtcatcggga tagaagctct aaccagtgat 1801tatctatact acattagtaa tgaatataaa ggaatgccag gaggaaggaa tctttataaa 1861atccaactta gtgactatac aaaagtgaca tgcctcagtt gtgagctgaa tccggaaagg 1921tgtcagtact attctgtgtc attcagtaaa gaggcgaagt attatcagct gagatgttcc 1981ggtcctggtc tgcccctcta tactctacac agcagcgtga atgataaagg gctgagagtc 2041ctggaagaca attcagcttt ggataaaatg ctgcagaatg tccagatgcc ctccaaaaaa 2101ctggacttca ttattttgaa tgaaacaaaa ttttggtatc agatgatctt gcctcctcat 2161tttgataaat ccaagaaata tcctctacta ttagatgtgt atgcaggccc atgtagtcaa 2221aaagcagaca ctgtcttcag actgaactgg gccacttacc ttgcaagcac agaaaacatt 2281atagtagcta gctttgatgg cagaggaagt ggttaccaag gagataagat catgcatgca 2341atcaacagaa gactgggaac atttgaagtt gaagatcaaa ttgaagcagc cagacaattt 2401tcaaaaatgg gatttgtgga caacaaacga attgcaattt ggggctggtc atatggaggg 2461tacgtaacct caatggtcct gggatcggga agtggcgtgt tcaagtgtgg aatagccgtg 2521gcgcctgtat cccggtggga gtactatgac tcagtgtaca cagaacgtta catgggtctc 2581ccaactccag aagacaacct tgaccattac agaaattcaa cagtcatgag cagagctgaa 2641aattttaaac aagttgagta cctccttatt catggaacag cagatgataa cgttcacttt 2701cagcagtcag ctcagatctc caaagccctg gtcgatgttg gagtggattt ccaggcaatg 2761tggtatactg atgaagacca tggaatagct agcagcacag cacaccaaca tatatatacc 2821cacatgagcc acttcataaa acaatgtttc tctttacctt agcacctcaa aataccatgc 2881catttaaagc ttattaaaac tcatttttgt tttcattatc tcaaaactgc actgtcaaga 2941tgatgatgat ctttaaaata cacactcaaa tcaagaaact taaggttacc tttgttccca 3001aatttcatac ctatcatctt aagtagggac ttctgtcttc acaacagatt attaccttac 3061agaagtttga attatccggt cgggttttat tgtttaaaat catttctgca tcagctgctg 3121aaacaacaaa taggaattgt ttttatggag gctttgcata gattccctga gcaggatttt 3181aatctttttc taactggact ggttcaaatg ttgttctctt ctttaaaggg atggcaagat 3241gtgggcagtg atgtcactag ggcagggaca ggataagagg gattagggag agaagatagc 3301agggcatggc tgggaaccca agtccaagca taccaacacg agcaggctac tgtcagctcc 3361cctcggagaa gagctgttca cagccagact ggcacagttt tctgagaaag actattcaaa 3421cagtctcagg aaatcaaata tgcaaagcac tgacttctaa gtaaaaccac agcagttgaa 3481aagactccaa agaaatgtaa gggaaactgc cagcaacgca ggcccccagg tgccagttat 3541ggctataggt gctacaaaaa cacagcaagg gtgatgggaa agcattgtaa atgtgctttt 3601aaaaaaaaat actgatgttc ctagtgaaag aggcagcttg aaactgagat gtgaacacat 3661cagcttgccc tgttaaaaga tgaaaatatt tgtatcacaa atcttaactt gaaggagtcc 3721ttgcatcaat ttttcttatt tcatttcttt gagtgtctta attaaaagaa tattttaact 3781tccttggact cattttaaaa aatggaacat aaaatacaat gttatgtatt attattccca 3841ttctacatac tatggaattt ctcccagtca tttaataaat gtgccttcat tttttcagaa 3901aaaaaaaaaa aaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human DTX4 is available asNCBI accession number NM_015177 (gi: 148237497). This sequence isrecited below for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:133.

1 gagcagcggc agcagcagcg gaccccggcg gcggcggcgg cgcgcggtcc cagccaggcg 61gccccggtgt cccggccccg gtggatgcac ggctggggag gagcccatgg gccggagctg 121aggctgcccg gggcggcggg gcgcggggca gggggcgcgg tcgaggcccg gaggcggcgg 181cgcaggagga agcggaggag gtcgggcgct cggggcccgg gaggcgggcc gcgcagcgcc 241gcagccccgg gctcgccatg ctcctggcct cggccgtggt ggtctgggaa tggctgaacg 301agcacggccg ctggcgtccc tacagcccag cggtgagcca ccacatcgag gcggtggtcc 361gcgccggccc ccgcgcgggg ggcagcgtgg tgctgggcca ggtggacagc cgtctcgcgc 421cctacatcat cgacctgcag tccatgaacc agttccgcca agacacggga actctccgcc 481cagttcgccg caactactac gacccctcct cggcccctgg gaagggcgtg gtgtgggagt 541gggagaacga caatggctcc tggacgccct acgacatgga agtgggcatc accatccagc 601atgcctatga gaagcagcac ccctggatcg acctcacttc cattggcttt agctacgtaa 661ttgacttcaa caccatgggc cagatcaacc gtcagaccca gcgccaacgc cgcgtccgcc 721ggcgcctcga cctcatctac cccatggtca cagggacctt gcctaaggct cagtcctggc 781cagtcagccc tgggccagcc acctcgcccc ccatgtcccc ctgctcctgt ccccagtgtg 841tcttggtgat gagtgttaag gcagccgtgg tcaatggcag cactgggccc ctacagctgc 901cagtgacccg caagaacatg ccgcctcctg gagtggtcaa gctaccccca ctgccaggct 961ctggggccaa gccactggac agcacaggca ccattcgagg cccactgaag accgccccat 1021cgcaggtgat ccggagacaa gcctccagca tgcccactgg gacaaccatg ggctctcctg 1081ccagtccccc aggacccaac agcaagaccg gaagggtggc cctggccacc ttgaatcgta 1141ccaacctgca gcgactggcc attgcccagt cccgggtgct gatcgcctct ggggtcccca 1201cagtcccagt gaagaaccta aatgggtcca gtcctgtcaa ccctgccttg gcaggaatca 1261ctgggatcct catgagtgca gcggggctgc ctgtgtgtct caccaggcca ccaaagctgg 1321tcctacaccc accccccgtc agcaagagtg aaataaaatc catcccaggg gtttccaaca 1381caagccgcaa gaccaccaaa aaacaagcca agaaaggtaa aaccccagag gaagtgctaa 1441aaaaatatct acagaaagtc cggcacccac cagatgagga ctgcaccatc tgtatggaac 1501gcctcacggc cccctcaggc tacaagggcc cgcagcctac ggtaaaacct gacctggtag 1561ggaagctgtc cagatgcggc cacgtctacc acatctactg cttggttgcc atgtacaaca 1621atgggaacaa ggatggaagt ttgcagtgtc caacctgcaa gaccatttat ggggtgaaga 1681caggcaccca acctccaggg aagatggagt accacctcat cccccactcc ttgcctggcc 1741acccagactg caaaaccatc cggatcatct acagcatccc ccccggcatt cagggaccgg 1801aacacccgaa tcctgggaag agtttcagcg cccgaggctt cccacgacac tgttaccttc 1861cggacagcga gaaagggaga aaagttctga agctgctgct cgtggcctgg gatcgccgcc 1921tcatttttgc cattggcacc tccagcacca caggcgagtc agacaccgtc atctggaatg 1981aggtccacca caagacagag tttggctcta atctcactgg ccatggctac ccagatgcca 2041attacctgga taatgtgctg gctgaactgg ctgcccaggg catctctgag gacagcactg 2101cccaggagaa ggactgaggc cagaaaagct ttgaggtggg aggggccatg gagactgcag 2161gacaggaagt gaggagagtg agtcaatgta gaagaagttg gtgtcctgcc ctcccaactt 2221tctatcctcc cctcctgccc tgtgtccatc cctcatccct cccaaccaca gtgggagcca 2281gactgaatat agcgacatca ttcataaatc tcatccaaca caaagggaga tgggatgagg 2341gccatcctgg gtctgttccc atggagtttt tggtgctggg taggcaggaa tcccctccct 2401accccacctc ccaagtaggg gcatggtcag cacacctagg gtatgggcag tgcttaggca 2461ctccatatcc tggctttggg aagccggggt ttcttgcctc agccggcttc ttgctacttc 2521cactctgctt tgagactgga gtttctgcta ttctccctct gctggaggca gggagctctc 2581actgtgcaag gttggggggt gggcaaaggg gtgaatcact aaactgctgt gacatcagaa 2641actgatgcct tggtgtagag caaggaagca cttcttccca agagggtcgg agaaggaaaa 2701gcctctggga gcacattctg ctgtcatcac agtccttggc ttctctgggc cctcctctcc 2761tcctcacagc tctcacctgt ccaaagaggc atctggttct ctcatgtgga tggatggact 2821ctggggttcc tctttggagt ggcatcccat gatgctgttt ctagaccctc tctgatcaaa 2881ccagagcctg catcccactg agcatctgaa ctgtcctcag ggagaggagc ccacagcctt 2941cttcccaact cattctagac cagctcaaag attccatgag tttcatcgag tcactgtgag 3001tggagcccat gctgggctct gtgccctctg tgtctgtgca tgcgcgtgtg tgtgtgggcg 3061tgtgtgcatt gctgggccag cttgaaggga aggcccgtca tgtccctgca ctctgttttg 3121caagatgcca aaccccagtt ctgatggggc tccaacagcc aggctgtggt cctttgacgt 3181tcctcacctg ttgccaacct atcccgtagt gaactgaaac cccaatgaag acagaactgt 3241gcctggggag atgcaatgag gtgagggctg aactcatcct tttatatttc ttttcaagat 3301tggatcagag ctcatctcca tccagtcttg tttctatgaa ggcttcaatc tgtttccatg 3361caaatttgct aatcagagcc cagagctgct gggtccctca tctccctcat ctattataga 3421ttgacttaca gcagggagag aatctcttta gctcattcct aatggagttg ggatcacaat 3481atggtctggt ccaatctgca tcttgttgtg tcccaagacc ctatctcctc cccaacattc 3541ttattgcctt tggctcccag taaggaacga attgggggcc agggaggaga acagggggga 3601tcaagaaggg aaacccaatt ccccctttga aagtgggttc tttgaactat gtgtttgggg 3661gaagttcctc tggatactaa tttgaattta tatacctcat gttttggggg tttgacgtat 3721atatatatat atatatatgc atatatattt cataatattt ggaaggtttt tgatgctaga 3781aaaatggaaa caagagaacc ttcaaaaatg gtacttagat gggaactgga ggccaatctt 3841tcataaagcc agccccatag ctgcttgctg ttaggcctcc agccattttg acattggggt 3901ggatagtcga ttcacctgcc tgtcagtcga ttcacctgcc tgtcacccag ttctgtggat 3961gtgctggtgc tgagcctttg ctctctttcc aaatggttac agggatgttg atcagctcca 4021ccagagggag ctctgatggg aggaattgct ctgccatcct tgtccctgtg tctcctgtcg 4081gcaggcagcc attgtatctc accagcagac caggagactg gtcccaaggt tactgcacca 4141cagggcaatt tcctgccata gttaggaagg aaacacctga actaaatgga agagacatcc 4201ctgcggtgtt taatatcaca cccatgccct ttgtcaggtt accatgtaca gagattactt 4261ggagagcctc atgccgtctc taccttcgca cactggtcaa gtatctgctg agcttcttgg 4321ccgcaaggat gcagaaatag gctgagggtc catgggaaga aagacacaat gaggcagtag 4381gaggtgggga agaaaagaag acagactttc aaaatggaat taggcactgg ggagagatca 4441gtttccccac atcagggaga agaaggtata ggtggggaag ggggtggcca ggagcagaag 4501gaagaagact caagatggaa agggagccgc tgtgcctgtg gcaataccac ttggagaggt 4561cgacttcata ccttcaagcc ttttcccctg ggcttttgat tgtgtctgtg ccccctttct 4621tgtcctctct gcagatgccc agtaggggct acctcatcct cgtgctgttc ttgtgtggct 4681ttctgggcag tagggatctt gaatttcctt tctaacactg tgcccggcaa ggcggggagc 4741attcctctgc cctttgtctt gtgccaacct ggaaaggtgc agtctagatt tcagtgagaa 4801ccctgccagc tgagccctgt gcatctacta ccttgacaca gagtgttttc ccactagaag 4861ctctgctctg ctctcctggc ccaagtaggg gattccatgc cttccctttc atggtcttag 4921caccagcagc ctagtttctc ccttccagag tctccaggga tgacaaattg gattggagac 4981aaacctcgtc agatgctcat cccctaaaag gttaattgtg tatttgtggc tgcgtgtgcc 5041tttgtgtttt cattctcttc ccatttttgt acattttggt cttctctgtg gttttatact 5101tggtcaaaag tactcgtctt ggtattgcac tgttgtgtgc atgagaaaac tgggggaagg 5161ctcactggta caagaaagga cccctgaccc ctttccttct ctgtggtccc cggcattaga 5221ttgggggttc tgggagaggc aggtgaatgt cctaagtgaa ttgttctgtt tgtaactgga 5281atgtttttga agtctttggt gttgctccgt gaaaggacat cgccacctgg tgctcatgag 5341gtgtctttgc agaacaataa atggcaaatg aacaaccaca aaattgttac tcttgttggc 5401cttctgctgt ttgtagatta gtgcacctat ctgtgaggga tttgggttac ctccctgagt 5461ctgtaagcaa ccacaagccc tgccactggg tgggggaagt ccctccccaa ccacttaaaa 5521acaaattttc cacatattac ccacccacac atttgacctg gctagacttt gtttgcctaa 5581aggaacagac cacattgctg ggaaaatgag taagtgaacg tgtgggagaa aaacactttt 5641agaatcacga atattcactt ttaaaggtct ctttgcctgg ctgcaatata gtgtgtgttt 5701aaattattta caggctgttg tttctcaaat aaatgtttaa tattaatcat tcccaaactg 5761acaagaacac aaaaataaaa tgcaaataca gagcc

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human DUSP4 is available asNCBI accession number NM_001394 (gi: 58331238). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:134.

1 gctgagcgcc ggaggagcgt aggcagggca gcgctggcgc cagtggcgac aggagccgcg 61cgaccggcaa aaatacacgg gaggccgtcg ccgaaaagag tccgcggtcc tctctcgtaa 121acacactctc ctccaccggc gcctccccct ccgctctgcg cgccgcccgg ctgggcgccc 181gaggccgctc cgactgctat gtgaccgcga ggctgcggga ggaaggggac agggaagaag 241aggctctccc gcgggagccc ttgaggacca agtttgcggc cacttctgca ggcgtccctt 301cttagctctc gcccgcccct ttctgcagcc taggcggccc gggttctctt ctcttcctcg 361cgcgcccagc cgcctcggtt cccggcgacc atggtgacga tggaggagct gcgggagatg 421gactgcagtg tgctcaaaag gctgatgaac cgggacgaga atggcggcgg cgcgggcggc 481agcggcagcc acggcaccct ggggctgccg agcggcggca agtgcctgct gctggactgc 541agaccgttcc tggcgcacag cgcgggctac atcctaggtt cggtcaacgt gcgctgtaac 601accatcgtgc ggcggcgggc taagggctcc gtgagcctgg agcagatcct gcccgccgag 661gaggaggtac gcgcccgctt gcgctccggc ctctactcgg cggtcatcgt ctacgacgag 721cgcagcccgc gcgccgagag cctccgcgag gacagcaccg tgtcgctggt ggtgcaggcg 781ctgcgccgca acgccgagcg caccgacatc tgcctgctca aaggcggcta tgagaggttt 841tcctccgagt acccagaatt ctgttctaaa accaaggccc tggcagccat cccacccccg 901gttcccccca gtgccacaga gcccttggac ctgggctgca gctcctgtgg gaccccacta 961cacgaccagg ggggtcctgt ggagatcctt cccttcctct acctcggcag tgcctaccat 1021gctgcccgga gagacatgct ggacgccctg ggcatcacgg ctctgttgaa tgtctcctcg 1081gactgcccaa accactttga aggacactat cagtacaagt gcatcccagt ggaagataac 1141cacaaggccg acatcagctc ctggttcatg gaagccatag agtacatcga tgccgtgaag 1201gactgccgtg ggcgcgtgct ggtgcactgc caggcgggca tctcgcggtc ggccaccatc 1261tgcctggcct acctgatgat gaagaaacgg gtgaggctgg aggaggcctt cgagttcgtt 1321aagcagcgcc gcagcatcat ctcgcccaac ttcagcttca tggggcagct gctgcagttc 1381gagtcccagg tgctggccac gtcctgtgct gcggaggctg ctagcccctc gggacccctg 1441cgggagcggg gcaagacccc cgccaccccc acctcgcagt tcgtcttcag ctttccggtc 1501tccgtgggcg tgcactcggc ccccagcagc ctgccctacc tgcacagccc catcaccacc 1561tctcccagct gttagagccg ccctgggggc cccagaacca gagctggctc ccagcaaggg 1621taggacgggc cgcatgcggg cagaaagttg ggactgagca gctgggagca ggcgaccgag 1681ctccttcccc atcatttctc cttggccaac gacgaggcca gccagaatgg caataaggac 1741tccgaataca taataaaagc aaacagaaca ctccaactta gagcaataac ggctgccgca 1801gcagccaggg aagaccttgg tttggtttat gtgtcagttt cacttttccg atagaaattt 1861cttacctcat ttttttaagc agtaaggctt gaagtgatga aacccacaga tcctagcaaa 1921tgtgcccaac cagctttact aaagggggag gaagggaggg caaagggatg agaagacaag 1981tttcccagaa gtgcctggtt ctgtgtactt gtccctttgt tgtcgttgtt gtagttaaag 2041gaatttcatt ttttaaaaga aatcttcgaa ggtgtggttt tcatttctca gtcaccaaca 2101gatgaataat tatgcttaat aataaagtat ttattaagac tttcttcaga gtatgaaagt 2161acaaaaagtc tagttacagt ggatttagaa tatatttatg ttgatgtcaa acagctgagc 2221accgtagcat gcagatgtca aggcagttag gaagtaaatg gtgtcttgta gatatgtgca 2281aggtagcatg atgagcaact tgagtttgtt gccactgaga agcaggcggg ttgggtggga 2341ggaggaagaa agggaagaat taggtttgaa ttgcttttta aaaaaaaaag aaaagaaaaa 2401gacagcatct cactatgttg ccaaggctca tcttgagaag caggcgggtt gggtgggagg 2461aggaagaaag ggaagaatta ggtttgaatt gctttttt

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human EFEMP1 is available asNCBI accession number NM_004105 (gi: 86787911). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:135.

1 cgaaggtagc gtgtcgggga cccagactga taagacaaaa gagaatcagt cgctttgggc 61tgcccctcca cacaacctgg gacttttaaa caaagctgtg cgcagagaaa ggcgtggaaa 121tgccactttg agagtttgtg ctgggggatg tgagaagctc tgagacatgt gagaaggtct 181agtattctac tagaactgga agattgctct ccgagttttg ttttgttatt ttgtttaaaa 241aataaaaagc ttgaggccaa ggcaattcat attggctcac aggtattttt gctgtgctgt 301gcaaggaact ctgctagctc aagattcaca atgttgaaag cccttttcct aactatgctg 361actctggcgc tggtcaagtc acaggacacc gaagaaacca tcacgtacac gcaatgcact 421gacggatatg agtgggatcc tgtgagacag caatgcaaag atattgatga atgtgacatt 481gtcccagacg cttgtaaagg tggaatgaag tgtgtcaacc actatggagg atacctctgc 541cttccgaaaa cagcccagat tattgtcaat aatgaacagc ctcagcagga aacacaacca 601gcagaaggaa cctcaggggc aaccaccggg gttgtagctg ccagcagcat ggcaaccagt 661ggagtgttgc ccgggggtgg ttttgtggcc agtgctgctg cagtcgcagg ccctgaaatg 721cagactggcc gaaataactt tgtcatccgg cggaacccag ctgaccctca gcgcattccc 781tccaaccctt cccaccgtat ccagtgtgca gcaggctacg agcaaagtga acacaacgtg 841tgccaagaca tagacgagtg cactgcaggg acgcacaact gtagagcaga ccaagtgtgc 901atcaatttac ggggatcctt tgcatgtcag tgccctcctg gatatcagaa gcgaggggag 961cagtgcgtag acatagatga atgtaccatc cctccatatt gccaccaaag atgcgtgaat 1021acaccaggct cattttattg ccagtgcagt cctgggtttc aattggcagc aaacaactat 1081acctgcgtag atataaatga atgtgatgcc agcaatcaat gtgctcagca gtgctacaac 1141attcttggtt cattcatctg tcagtgcaat caaggatatg agctaagcag tgacaggctc 1201aactgtgaag acattgatga atgcagaacc tcaagctacc tgtgtcaata tcaatgtgtc 1261aatgaacctg ggaaattctc atgtatgtgc ccccagggat accaagtggt gagaagtaga 1321acatgtcaag atataaatga gtgtgagacc acaaatgaat gccgggagga tgaaatgtgt 1381tggaattatc atggcggctt ccgttgttat ccacgaaatc cttgtcaaga tccctacatt 1441ctaacaccag agaaccgatg tgtttgccca gtctcaaatg ccatgtgccg agaactgccc 1501cagtcaatag tctacaaata catgagcatc cgatctgata ggtctgtgcc atcagacatc 1561ttccagatac aggccacaac tatttatgcc aacaccatca atacttttcg gattaaatct 1621ggaaatgaaa atggagagtt ctacctacga caaacaagtc ctgtaagtgc aatgcttgtg 1681ctcgtgaagt cattatcagg accaagagaa catatcgtgg acctggagat gctgacagtc 1741agcagtatag ggaccttccg cacaagctct gtgttaagat tgacaataat agtggggcca 1801ttttcatttt agtcttttct aagagtcaac cacaggcatt taagtcagcc aaagaatatt 1861gttaccttaa agcactattt tatttataga tatatctagt gcatctacat ctctatactg 1921tacactcacc cataattcaa acaattacac catggtataa agtgggcatt taatatgtaa 1981agattcaaag tttgtcttta ttactatatg taaattagac attaatccac taaactggtc 2041ttcttcaaga gagctaagta tacactatct ggtgaaactt ggattctttc ctataaaagt 2101gggaccaagc aatgatgatc ttctgtggtg cttaaggaaa cttactagag ctccactaac 2161agtctcataa ggaggcagcc atcataacca ttgaatagca tgcaagggta agaatgagtt 2221tttaactgct ttgtaagaaa atggaaaagg tcaataaaga tatatttctt tagaaaatgg 2281ggatctgcca tatttgtgtt ggtttttatt ttcatatcca gcctaaaggt ggttgtttat 2341tatatagtaa taaatcattg ctgtacaata tgctggtttc tgtagggtat ttttaatttt 2401gtcagaaatt ttagattgtg aatattttgt aaaaaacagt aagcaaaatt ttccagaatt 2461cccaaaatga accagatatc ccctagaaaa ttatactatt gagaaatcta tggggaggat 2521atgagaaaat aaattccttc taaaccacat tggaactgac ctgaagaagc aaactcggaa 2581aatataataa catccctgaa ttcaggactt ccacaagatg cagaacaaaa tggataaaag 2641gtatttcact ggagaagttt taatttctaa gtaaaattta aatcctaaca cttcactaat 2701ttataactaa aatttctcat cttcgtactt gatgctcaca gaggaagaaa atgatgatgg 2761tttttattcc tggcatccag agtgacagtg aacttaagca aattaccctc ctacccaatt 2821ctatggaata ttttatacgt ctccttgttt aaaatgtcac tgctttactt tgatgtatca 2881tatttttaaa taaaaataaa tattccttta gaagatcaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human ELMO1 is available asNCBI accession number NM_014800 (gi: 86787650). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:136.

1 aagtgagagc agcggcagcc ggcggtgcag cagccggccg acccagagtg taagtgcgtg 61tgctggggcg agcgggagcg ggcgaggatg ggcacaggat agaggcagag ccacccacgc 121cgccgcggcc ccacgctggg cgacagagcc tccagttccc cttcaatggt ggcgggtcgc 181cggagctctg atcgccggga acccttgccg ctgctgtcct gcgaccccaa gcaggtatag 241acacgtgtgg ccgtttacgc tgtaggatcc tcattcccac tggctttgaa cattttgggg 301acttacaatg ccgccacccg cggacatcgt caaggtggcc atagaatggc cgggcgccta 361ccccaaactc atggaaattg atcagaaaaa accactgtct gcaataataa aggaagtctg 421tgatgggtgg tctcttgcca accatgaata ttttgcactc cagcatgccg atagttcaaa 481cttctatatc acagaaaaga accgcaatga gataaaaaat ggcactatcc ttcgattaac 541cacatctcca gctcagaacg cccagcagct ccatgaacga atccagtcct cgagtatgga 601tgccaagctg gaagccctga aggacttggc cagcctctcc cgggatgtca cgtttgccca 661ggagtttata aacctggacg gtatctctct cctcacgcag atggtggaga gcggcactga 721gcgataccag aaattgcaga agatcatgaa gccttgcttt ggagacatgc tgtccttcac 781cctgacggcc ttcgttgagc tgatggacca tggcatagtg tcctgggata cattttcggt 841ggcgttcatt aagaagatag caagttttgt gaacaagtca gccatagaca tctcgatcct 901gcagcggtcc ttggccattt tggagtcgat ggtgctcaat agccatgacc tctaccagaa 961agtggcgcag gagatcacca tcggccagct cattccacac ctgcaagggt cagatcaaga 1021aatccaaacc tatactattg cagtgattaa tgcgcttttc ctgaaggctc ctgatgagag 1081gaggcaggag atggcgaata ttttggctca gaagcaactg cgttccatca ttttaacaca 1141tgtcatccga gcccagcggg ccatcaacaa tgagatggcg caccagctgt atgttctaca 1201agtgctcacc tttaacctcc tggaagacag gatgatgacc aaaatggacc cccaggacca 1261ggctcagagg gacatcatat ttgaacttcg aagaattgct tttgatgctg agtctgaacc 1321taacaacagc agtggcagca tggagaaacg caagtccatg tacacgcgag attataagaa 1381gcttgggttc attaatcatg tcaaccctgc catggacttc acgcagactc cacctgggat 1441gttggctctg gacaacatgc tgtactttgc caagcaccac caagatgcct acatccggat 1501tgtgcttgag aacagtagtc gagaagacaa gcatgaatgt ccctttggcc gcagtagtat 1561agagctgacc aagatgctat gtgagatctt gaaagtgggc gagttgccta gtgagacctg 1621caacgacttc cacccgatgt tcttcaccca cgacagatcc tttgaggagt ttttctgcat 1681ctgtatccag ctcctgaaca agacatggaa ggaaatgagg gcaacttctg aagacttcaa 1741caaggtaatg caggtggtga aggagcaggt tatgagagca cttacaacca agcctagctc 1801cctggaccag ttcaagagca aactgcagaa cctgagctac actgagatcc tgaaaatccg 1861ccagtccgag aggatgaacc aggaagattt ccagtcccgc ccgattttgg aactaaagga 1921gaagattcag ccagaaatct tagagctgat caaacagcaa cgcctgaacc gccttgtgga 1981agggacctgc tttaggaaac tcaatgcccg gcggaggcaa gacaagtttt ggtattgtcg 2041gctttcgcca aatcacaaag tcctgcatta cggagactta gaagagagtc ctcagggaga 2101agtgccccac gattccttgc aggacaaact gccggtggca gatatcaaag ccgtggtgac 2161gggaaaggac tgccctcata tgaaagagaa aggtgccctt aaacaaaaca aggaggtgct 2221tgaactcgct ttctccatct tgtatgactc aaactgccaa ctgaacttca tcgctcctga 2281caagcatgag tactgtatct ggacggatgg actgaatgcg ctactcggga aggacatgat 2341gagcgacctg acgcggaatg acctggacac cctgctcagc atggaaatca agctccgcct 2401cctggacctg gaaaacatcc agatccctga cgcacctccg ccgattccca aggagcccag 2461caactatgac ttcgtctatg actgtaactg aagtggccgg gcccagacat gccccttcca 2521aaactggaac acctagctaa caggagagag gaatgaaaac acacccacgc cttggaaccg 2581tcctttggta aagggaagct gtgggtccac attcccttca gcatcacctc tagccctggc 2641aactttcagc ccctagctgg catcttgctc accgccctga ttctgttcct cggctccact 2701gcttcaggtc acttcccatg gctgcagtcc actggtggga caagagcaaa gcccactgcc 2761agtaagaagg ccaaagggcc cttccatcct agccctctgc aggcatgccc ttccttccct 2821tgggcaggaa agccagcagc cccagactgc ccaaaaactt gcccaccaga ccaagggcag 2881tgccccaagg cccctgtctg gaggaaatgg cctagctatt tgatgagaag accaaacccc 2941acatcctcct ttcccctctc tctagaatca tctcgcacca ccagttacac ttgaattaag 3001atctgcgctc aaatctcctc ccacctctct ccctgctttt gccttgctct gttcctcttt 3061ggtcccaaga gcagcagccg cagcctcctc gtgatcctcc ctagcataaa tttcccaaac 3121agtccacagg tcccatgccc actttgcgtc tgcactgtga tcgtgacaaa tcttccctcc 3181tcaccagcta gtctggggtt tcctctccct gccccaggcc agaactgcct tcttcatttc 3241cacccacgct cccagcctct tagctgaaag cacaaatggt gaaatcagta gtctcgctcc 3301atctctaata gactaaacct aaatgcctct aggacggact gttgctatcc aagcgtttgg 3361tgttaccttc tcctgggagg tcctgctgca actcaagttc cacaggatgg tcaagctgtc 3421agacatccaa gtttacatca ttgtaattat tactggtatt tacaatttgc aagagttttg 3481ggttagtttt tttttttttt tttgctttgt ttttgtacaa aagagtctaa cattttttgc 3541caaacagata tatatttaat gaaaagaaga gatacataaa tgtgtgaatt tccagttttt 3601ttttaattat tttaatccca aacatcttcc tgaaaataac attcccttaa acatgctgtg 3661gaataaaatg gattgtgatg atttggaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 3721aaaaaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human FGFR2 is available asNCBI accession number NM_000141 (gi: 189083823). This sequence isrecited below for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:137.

1 ggcggcggct ggaggagagc gcggtggaga gccgagcggg cgggcggcgg gtgcggagcg 61ggcgagggag cgcgcgcggc cgccacaaag ctcgggcgcc gcggggctgc atgcggcgta 121cctggcccgg cgcggcgact gctctccggg ctggcggggg ccggccgcga gccccggggg 181ccccgaggcc gcagcttgcc tgcgcgctct gagccttcgc aactcgcgag caaagtttgg 241tggaggcaac gccaagcctg agtcctttct tcctctcgtt ccccaaatcc gagggcagcc 301cgcgggcgtc atgcccgcgc tcctccgcag cctggggtac gcgtgaagcc cgggaggctt 361ggcgccggcg aagacccaag gaccactctt ctgcgtttgg agttgctccc cgcaaccccg 421ggctcgtcgc tttctccatc ccgacccacg cggggcgcgg ggacaacaca ggtcgcggag 481gagcgttgcc attcaagtga ctgcagcagc agcggcagcg cctcggttcc tgagcccacc 541gcaggctgaa ggcattgcgc gtagtccatg cccgtagagg aagtgtgcag atgggattaa 601cgtccacatg gagatatgga agaggaccgg ggattggtac cgtaaccatg gtcagctggg 661gtcgtttcat ctgcctggtc gtggtcacca tggcaacctt gtccctggcc cggccctcct 721tcagtttagt tgaggatacc acattagagc cagaagagcc accaaccaaa taccaaatct 781ctcaaccaga agtgtacgtg gctgcgccag gggagtcgct agaggtgcgc tgcctgttga 841aagatgccgc cgtgatcagt tggactaagg atggggtgca cttggggccc aacaatagga 901cagtgcttat tggggagtac ttgcagataa agggcgccac gcctagagac tccggcctct 961atgcttgtac tgccagtagg actgtagaca gtgaaacttg gtacttcatg gtgaatgtca 1021cagatgccat ctcatccgga gatgatgagg atgacaccga tggtgcggaa gattttgtca 1081gtgagaacag taacaacaag agagcaccat actggaccaa cacagaaaag atggaaaagc 1141ggctccatgc tgtgcctgcg gccaacactg tcaagtttcg ctgcccagcc ggggggaacc 1201caatgccaac catgcggtgg ctgaaaaacg ggaaggagtt taagcaggag catcgcattg 1261gaggctacaa ggtacgaaac cagcactgga gcctcattat ggaaagtgtg gtcccatctg 1321acaagggaaa ttatacctgt gtagtggaga atgaatacgg gtccatcaat cacacgtacc 1381acctggatgt tgtggagcga tcgcctcacc ggcccatcct ccaagccgga ctgccggcaa 1441atgcctccac agtggtcgga ggagacgtag agtttgtctg caaggtttac agtgatgccc 1501agccccacat ccagtggatc aagcacgtgg aaaagaacgg cagtaaatac gggcccgacg 1561ggctgcccta cctcaaggtt ctcaaggccg ccggtgttaa caccacggac aaagagattg 1621aggttctcta tattcggaat gtaacttttg aggacgctgg ggaatatacg tgcttggcgg 1681gtaattctat tgggatatcc tttcactctg catggttgac agttctgcca gcgcctggaa 1741gagaaaagga gattacagct tccccagact acctggagat agccatttac tgcatagggg 1801tcttcttaat cgcctgtatg gtggtaacag tcatcctgtg ccgaatgaag aacacgacca 1861agaagccaga cttcagcagc cagccggctg tgcacaagct gaccaaacgt atccccctgc 1921ggagacaggt aacagtttcg gctgagtcca gctcctccat gaactccaac accccgctgg 1981tgaggataac aacacgcctc tcttcaacgg cagacacccc catgctggca ggggtctccg 2041agtatgaact tccagaggac ccaaaatggg agtttccaag agataagctg acactgggca 2101agcccctggg agaaggttgc tttgggcaag tggtcatggc ggaagcagtg ggaattgaca 2161aagacaagcc caaggaggcg gtcaccgtgg ccgtgaagat gttgaaagat gatgccacag 2221agaaagacct ttctgatctg gtgtcagaga tggagatgat gaagatgatt gggaaacaca 2281agaatatcat aaatcttctt ggagcctgca cacaggatgg gcctctctat gtcatagttg 2341agtatgcctc taaaggcaac ctccgagaat acctccgagc ccggaggcca cccgggatgg 2401agtactccta tgacattaac cgtgttcctg aggagcagat gaccttcaag gacttggtgt 2461catgcaccta ccagctggcc agaggcatgg agtacttggc ttcccaaaaa tgtattcatc 2521gagatttagc agccagaaat gttttggtaa cagaaaacaa tgtgatgaaa atagcagact 2581ttggactcgc cagagatatc aacaatatag actattacaa aaagaccacc aatgggcggc 2641ttccagtcaa gtggatggct ccagaagccc tgtttgatag agtatacact catcagagtg 2701atgtctggtc cttcggggtg ttaatgtggg agatcttcac tttagggggc tcgccctacc 2761cagggattcc cgtggaggaa ctttttaagc tgctgaagga aggacacaga atggataagc 2821cagccaactg caccaacgaa ctgtacatga tgatgaggga ctgttggcat gcagtgccct 2881cccagagacc aacgttcaag cagttggtag aagacttgga tcgaattctc actctcacaa 2941ccaatgagga atacttggac ctcagccaac ctctcgaaca gtattcacct agttaccctg 3001acacaagaag ttcttgttct tcaggagatg attctgtttt ttctccagac cccatgcctt 3061acgaaccatg ccttcctcag tatccacaca taaacggcag tgttaaaaca tgaatgactg 3121tgtctgcctg tccccaaaca ggacagcact gggaacctag ctacactgag cagggagacc 3181atgcctccca gagcttgttg tctccacttg tatatatgga tcagaggagt aaataattgg 3241aaaagtaatc agcatatgtg taaagattta tacagttgaa aacttgtaat cttccccagg 3301aggagaagaa ggtttctgga gcagtggact gccacaagcc accatgtaac ccctctcacc 3361tgccgtgcgt actggctgtg gaccagtagg actcaaggtg gacgtgcgtt ctgccttcct 3421tgttaatttt gtaataattg gagaagattt atgtcagcac acacttacag agcacaaatg 3481cagtatatag gtgctggatg tatgtaaata tattcaaatt atgtataaat atatattata 3541tatttacaag gagttatttt ttgtattgat tttaaatgga tgtcccaatg cacctagaaa 3601attggtctct ctttttttaa tagctatttg ctaaatgctg ttcttacaca taatttctta 3661attttcaccg agcagaggtg gaaaaatact tttgctttca gggaaaatgg tataacgtta 3721atttattaat aaattggtaa tatacaaaac aattaatcat ttatagtttt ttttgtaatt 3781taagtggcat ttctatgcag gcagcacagc agactagtta atctattgct tggacttaac 3841tagttatcag atcctttgaa aagagaatat ttacaatata tgactaattt ggggaaaatg 3901aagttttgat ttatttgtgt ttaaatgctg ctgtcagacg attgttctta gacctcctaa 3961atgccccata ttaaaagaac tcattcatag gaaggtgttt cattttggtg tgcaaccctg 4021tcattacgtc aacgcaacgt ctaactggac ttcccaagat aaatggtacc agcgtcctct 4081taaaagatgc cttaatccat tccttgagga cagaccttag ttgaaatgat agcagaatgt 4141gcttctctct ggcagctggc cttctgcttc tgagttgcac attaatcaga ttagcctgta 4201ttctcttcag tgaattttga taatggcttc cagactcttt ggcgttggag acgcctgtta 4261ggatcttcaa gtcccatcat agaaaattga aacacagagt tgttctgctg atagttttgg 4321ggatacgtcc atctttttaa gggattgctt tcatctaatt ctggcaggac ctcaccaaaa 4381gatccagcct catacctaca tcagacaaaa tatcgccgtt gttccttctg tactaaagta 4441ttgtgttttg ctttggaaac acccactcac tttgcaatag ccgtgcaaga tgaatgcaga 4501ttacactgat cttatgtgtt acaaaattgg agaaagtatt taataaaacc tgttaatttt 4561tatactgaca ataaaaatgt ttctacagat attaatgtta acaagacaaa ataaatgtca 4621cgcaacttat ttttttaata aaaaaaaaaa aaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human FLRT1 is available asNCBI accession number NM_013280 (gi: 48762940). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:138.

1 caaggaggct gctgattgtg gcccacagcc tcatctgaac gccaggagac caggataccg 61aggcaccgga tcccctctct gtgccctggg gagccccagt gctgcccagt caccccaggg 121ctgaggtctg cgtccctagt ggtgcaaggc ctggtaggac cacggggcag ggaatgtgag 181cgccatctga gctcacggtg tcctgagtcg cggcttcgtg actttggcag gggcctccgg 241accagtgacc ccagtcaaac ccagagggtc ttgggcggca gcgacgaagg aggtattcag 301gctccaggcc aggtggggcc ggacgccccc agccatccac catggtggtg gcacacccca 361ccgccactgc caccaccacg cccactgcca ctgtcacggc caccgttgtg atgaccacgg 421ccaccatgga cctgcgggac tggctgttcc tctgctacgg gctcatcgcc ttcctgacgg 481aggtcatcga cagcaccacc tgcccctcgg tgtgccgctg cgacaacggc ttcatctact 541gcaacgaccg gggactcaca tccatccccg cagatatccc tgatgatgcc accaccctct 601acctgcagaa caaccagatc aacaacgccg gcatccccca ggacctcaag accaaggtca 661acgtgcaggt catctaccta tacgagaatg acctggatga gttccccatc aacctgcccc 721gctccctccg ggagctgcac ctgcaggaca acaatgtgcg caccattgcc agggactcgc 781tggcccgcat cccgctgctg gagaagctgc acctggatga caactccgtg tccaccgtca 841gcattgagga ggacgccttc gccgacagca aacagctcaa gctgctcttc ctgagccgga 901accacctgag cagcatcccc tcggggctgc cgcacacgct ggaggagctg cggctggatg 961acaaccgcat ctccaccatc ccgctgcatg ccttcaaggg cctcaacagc ctgcggcgcc 1021tggtgctgga cggtaacctg ctggccaacc agcgcatcgc cgacgacacc ttcagccgcc 1081tacagaacct cacagagctc tcgctggtgc gcaattcgct ggccgcgcca cccctcaacc 1141tgcccagcgc ccacctgcag aagctctacc tgcaggacaa tgccatcagc cacatcccct 1201acaacacgct ggccaagatg cgtgagctgg agcggctgga cctgtccaac aacaacctga 1261ccacgctgcc ccgcggcctg ttcgacgacc tggggaacct ggcccagctg ctgctcagga 1321acaacccttg gttttgtggc tgcaacctca tgtggctgcg ggactgggtg aaggcacggg 1381cggccgtggt caacgtgcgg ggcctcatgt gccagggccc tgagaaggtc cggggcatgg 1441ccatcaagga cattaccagc gagatggacg agtgttttga gacggggccg cagggcggcg 1501tggccaatgc ggctgccaag accacggcca gcaaccacgc ctctgccacc acgccccagg 1561gttccctgtt taccctcaag gccaaaaggc cagggctgcg cctccccgac tccaacattg 1621actaccccat ggccacgggt gatggcgcca agaccctggc catccacgtg aaggccctga 1681cggcagactc catccgcatc acgtggaagg ccacgctccc cgcctcctct ttccggctca 1741gttggctgcg cctgggccac agcccagccg tgggctccat cacggagacc ttggtgcagg 1801gggacaagac agagtacctg ctgacagccc tggagcccaa gtccacctac atcatctgca 1861tggtcaccat ggagaccagc aatgcctacg tagctgatga gacacccgtg tgtgccaagg 1921cagagacagc cgacagctat ggccctacca ccacactcaa ccaggagcag aacgctggcc 1981ccatggcgag cctgcccctg gcgggcatca tcggcggggc agtggctctg gtcttcctct 2041tcctggtcct gggggccatc tgctggtacg tgcaccaggc tggcgagctg ctgacccggg 2101agagggccta caaccggggc agcaggaaaa aggatgacta tatggagtca gggaccaaga 2161aggataactc catcctggaa atccgcggcc ctgggctgca gatgctgccc atcaacccgt 2221accgcgccaa agaggagtac gtggtccaca ctatcttccc ctccaacggc agcagcctct 2281gcaaggccac acacaccatt ggctacggca ccacgcgggg ctaccgggac ggcggcatcc 2341ccgacataga ctactcctac acatgatgcc cgcccacccg ggctgccccg cctcagcccc 2401agctgccctg gcgtggccat gtggctttgc ccagcctgct gcaatccaag agagcaagga 2461agagaaattc catgggtgac tttcctccgc agaaagcaaa gtttggggag ggctgacgat 2521tttgtagaac acaacagtga caattttttt taaaagaata gaaggcagga gggggaattc 2581gacattgttg aagacataat ttataccaag ttatgccagt tggggaggga aggactaaaa 2641ataatattgc aggcagggct gggttgggtt tttttttttt cccccctgaa ctggaaggat 2701actacctgta caacatctgt ggacacctca tgctctgttc aaggccatca caaaggaacc 2761gccagggaga agcagccggc tctcaaagct cccacgcagc tctcccgcca ctggccactc 2821gctggcgacc cgatggaagg ttttcaggct cctcacaaag gagagaggga agaaaagatc 2881ttttgccctg gagatatggt cctgaaatct ctcccctggc ttattccata ccatttccct 2941tgcagatttg cagaaacatg gcatctttca ctgcattctt tgaacaatca tgtagtcgat 3001taaaaaaaaa aaacaaactt ttttttccta ggctgaagcc ctcttcagtt ccatgcacca 3061cgctccgtag aagccccggc ggaagccgta gctttccctg ccacctggag gtgcatctgt 3121ctgcctgtct atccctgtcg cggtgtctct aagtacagat gggtagatag agccacatgc 3181acggtcctta ccgttcttct tgggtcagtt cttaccattt cctgaacaat agaattgtga 3241aagtgttaaa aa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human FMOD is available asNCBI accession number NM_002023 (gi: 71040110). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:139.

1 ggtctggcac aggcacgcac actctcagta gactctttca ctcctctctc tcttcctctc 61tcacacgttc tccaacccaa ggaggccaga cagagggacg tggtcactct ctgaaaagtt 121caacttgaga gacaaaatgc agtggacctc cctcctgctg ctggcagggc tcttctccct 181ctcccaggcc cagtatgaag atgaccctca ttggtggttc cactacctcc gcagccagca 241gtccacctac tacgatccct atgaccctta cccgtatgag acctacgagc cttaccccta 301tggggtggat gaagggccag cctacaccta cggctctcca tcccctccag atccccgcga 361ctgcccccag gagtgcgact gcccacccaa cttccccacg gccatgtact gtgacaatcg 421caacctcaag tacctgccct tcgttccctc ccgcatgaag tatgtgtact tccagaacaa 481ccagatcacc tccatccagg aaggcgtctt tgacaatgcc acagggctgc tctggattgc 541tctccacggc aaccagatca ccagtgataa ggtgggcagg aaggtcttct ccaagctgag 601gcacctggag aggctgtacc tggaccacaa caacctgacc cggatgcccg gtcccctgcc 661tcgatccctg agagagctcc atctcgacca caaccagatc tcacgggtcc ccaacaatgc 721tctggagggg ctggagaacc tcacggcctt gtacctccaa cacaatgaga tccaggaagt 781gggcagttcc atgaggggcc tccggtcact gatcttgctg gacctgagtt ataaccacct 841tcggaaggtg cctgatgggc tgccctcagc tcttgagcag ctgtacatgg agcacaacaa 901tgtctacacc gtccccgata gctacttccg gggggcgccc aagctgctgt atgtgcggct 961gtcccacaac agtctaacca acaatggcct ggcctccaac accttcaatt ccagcagcct 1021ccttgagcta gacctctcct acaaccagct gcagaagatc cccccagtca acaccaacct 1081ggagaacctc tacctccaag gcaataggat caatgagttc tccatcagca gcttctgcac 1141cgtggtggac gtcgtgaact tctccaagct gcaggtgctg cgcctggacg ggaacgagat 1201caagcgcagc gccatgcctg ccgacgcgcc cctctgcctg cgccttgcca gcctcatcga 1261gatctgagca gccctggcac cgggtactgg gcggagagcc cccgtggcat ttggcttgat 1321ggtttggttt ggcttttgct ggaaggtcca ggatggacca tgtgacagaa gtccacgggc 1381accctctgta gtcttctttc ctgtaggtgg ggttaggggg ggcgatcagg gacaggcagc 1441cttctgctga ggacataggc agaagctcac tcttttccag ggacagaagt ggtggtagat 1501ggaaggatcc ctggatgttc caaccccata aatctcacgg ctcttaagtt cttcccaatg 1561atctgaggtc atggaacttc aaaagtggca tgggcaatag tatataacca tacttttcta 1621acaatccctg gctgtctgtg agcagcactt gacagctctc cctctgtgct gggctggtcg 1681tgcagttact ctgggctccc atttgttgct tctcaaaata tacctcttgc ccagctgcct 1741cttctgaaat ccacttcacc cactccactt tcctccacag atgcctcttc tgtgccttaa 1801gcagagtcag gagaccccaa ggcatgtgag catctgccca gcaacctgtg gagacaaccc 1861acactgtgtc tgagggtgaa aggacaccag gagtcacttc tatacctccc taacctcacc 1921cctggaaagc caccagattg gaggtcacca gcatgatgat aatattcatg acctgatgtg 1981ggaggagaca gccaacctca ggcttagatc aatgtatagg gctatatttt ggcagctggg 2041tagctctttg aaggtggata agacttcaga agaggaaagg ccagactttg cttaccatca 2101gcatctgcaa tgggccaaac acacctcaaa ttggctgagt tgagaaagca gccccagtag 2161ttccattctt gcccagcact ttctgcattc caaacagcat cctacctggg tttttatcca 2221caaaggtagc ggccacatgg tttttaaagt atgagaaaca cagtttgtcc tctcctttta 2281tccaagcagg aagattctat atcctgatgg tagagacaga ctccaggcag ccctggactt 2341gctagcccaa agaaggagga tgtggttaat ctgtttcacc tggtttgtcc taaggccata 2401gttaaaaagt accagctctg gctggggtcc gtgaagccca ggccaggcag ccaaatcttg 2461cctgtgctgg gcatacaacc ctctgctttc acatctctga gctatatcct cattagtgaa 2521ggtggctttt gctttatagt ttggctgggg agcacttaat tcttcccatt tcaaaaggta 2581atgttgcctg gggcttaacc cacctgccct ttgggcaagg ttgggacaaa gccatctggg 2641cagtcagggg caaggactgt tggaggagag ttagcccaag tataggctct gcccagatgc 2701catcacatcc ctgatactgt gtatgctttg aagcaccttc cctgagaagg gaagagggga 2761tctttggact acgttcttgg ctccagacct ggaatccaca aaagccaaac cagctcattt 2821caacaaagga gctccgatgt gaggggcaag gctgccccct gccccagggc tcttcagaaa 2881gcatctgcat gtgaacacca tcatgccttt ataaaggatc cttattacag gaaaagcatg 2941agtggtggct aacctgacca ataaagttat tttatgattg catctaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 3001aaaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human GALNT7 is available asNCBI accession number NM_017423 (gi: 157502211). This sequence isrecited below for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:140.

1 agagccggag gagggggaag gagggagggg agagcggtgg cggcggctgc gccgggctgt 61gagtctctcg ccgccggagg aagatgaggc tgaagattgg gttcatctta cgcagtttgc 121tggtggtggg aagcttcctg gggctagtgg tcctctggtc ttccctgacc ccgcggccgg 181acgacccaag cccgctgagc aggatgaggg aagacagaga tgtcaatgac cccatgccca 241accgaggcgg caatggacta gctcctgggg aggacagatt caaacctgtg gtaccatggc 301ctcatgttga aggagtagaa gtggacttag agtctattag aagaataaac aaggccaaaa 361atgaacaaga gcaccatgct ggaggagatt cccagaaaga tatcatgcag aggcagtatc 421tcacatttaa gcctcagaca ttcacctacc atgatcctgt gcttcgccca gggatcctcg 481gtaactttga acccaaagaa cctgagcctc ctggagtggt tggtggccct ggagagaaag 541ccaagccatt ggttttggga ccagaattca aacaagcaat tcaagccagc attaaagagt 601ttggatttaa catggtggca agtgacatga tctcactgga ccgcagcgtc aatgacttac 661gccaagaaga atgcaagtat tggcattatg atgaaaactt gctcacttcg agcgttgtca 721ttgtcttcca taatgaagga tggtcaaccc tcatgagaac agtccacagt gtaattaaaa 781ggactccaag gaaatattta gcagaaattg tgttaattga cgatttcagt aataaagaac 841acttaaaaga aaaactggat gaatatatta agctgtggaa tggcctagtg aaggtatttc 901gaaatgaaag aagggaaggt ttaattcaag cacgaagtat tggtgctcag aaggctaaac 961ttggacaggt tttgatatac cttgatgccc actgtgaggt ggcagttaac tggtatgcac 1021cacttgtagc tcccatatct aaggacagaa ccatttgcac tgtgccgctt atagatgtca 1081taaatggcaa cacatatgaa attatacccc aagggggtgg tgatgaagat gggtatgccc 1141gaggagcatg ggattggagt atgctctgga aacgggtgcc tctgacccct caagagaaga 1201gactgagaaa gacaaaaact gaaccgtatc ggtccccagc catggctggg ggattatttg 1261ccattgaacg agagttcttc tttgaattgg gtctctatga tccaggtctc cagatttggg 1321gtggtgaaaa ctttgagatc tcatacaaga tatggcagtg tggtggcaaa ttattatttg 1381ttccttgttc tcgtgttgga catatctacc gtcttgaggg ctggcaagga aatcctccgc 1441ccatttatgt tgggtcttct ccaactctga agaattatgt tagagttgtg gaggtttggt 1501gggatgaata taaagactac ttctatgcta gtcgtcctga atcgcaggca ttaccatatg 1561gggatatatc ggagctgaaa aaatttcgag aagatcacaa ctgcaaaagt tttaagtggt 1621tcatggaaga aatagcttat gatatcacct cacactaccc tttgccaccc aaaaatgttg 1681actggggaga aatcagaggc ttcgaaactg cttactgcat tgatagcatg ggaaaaacaa 1741atggaggctt tgttgaacta ggaccctgcc acaggatggg agggaatcag cttttcagaa 1801tcaatgaagc aaatcaactc atgcagtatg accagtgttt gacaaaggga gctgatggat 1861caaaagttat gattacacac tgtaatctaa atgaatttaa ggaatggcag tacttcaaga 1921acctgcacag atttactcat attccttcag gaaagtgttt agatcgctca gaggtcctgc 1981atcaagtatt catctccaat tgtgactcca gtaaaacgac tcaaaaatgg gaaatgaata 2041acatccatag tgtttagaga gaaaaaaata aaccaataac ctacctactg acaagtaaat 2101ttatacagga ctgaaaaccg cctgaaacct gctgcaacta ttgttattaa ctctgtatag 2161ctccaaacct ggaacctcct gatcagtttg aaggacattg ataaactgtg attttacaat 2221aacattatca tctgcagtta ctgtttacaa gactgctttt accttaaact ttgtagatgt 2281ttacatcttt ttgttgtgtt ttaagatgat gttggtaatt tgtgccttta gctctgtttt 2341attagacaga gttaaagcat gttgtcttct ttgggattac actcaggggt ctgaaaggca 2401gtttgatttt tatttttaac acacttgaaa aaaggttgga gtagccagac tttcatatat 2461aacttggtga ttatcaacct gttgtgtctt tatttaattt tacatctttt tgaagcactg 2521ccacaggtta ttagccaagg tggccttcct tcacagtcat gctgcttttt tgaaaggtga 2581atttcaacac atttagtgcc tctttcattt ctcagtatat atttcaagag cttgtgatga 2641aatctatagg atggtaatga tggacttgtc acctgtatgg ggaatacttt tactactcag 2701aaatgaattt atgtgctgcc atttgctata aagttgaact ttgtatggct tgaaaaagaa 2761atgacaatat ggaacatccc aaggctgtcc catagggttg gaagttgtgt agcattcact 2821cccttaccta ctggcattcc cagtgccctc tgtccatacc tacttctagg attgcaaagg 2881agtcttccaa ctagagaaaa attgtccact gacatttggg atttactttt ctccaatacc 2941tgccaataca gaaaactatt atcagttgtt attgttatcc cttgaaagcg agggtgacaa 3001aaacaacaaa acaccgttat aaacacatca aaggttcatt ctgactgagg taagactttc 3061caagcccttg ttagattagg ccttataaaa cttgtgtgca ttataaccta agctgtgcaa 3121cctgtgaagc caagagtgaa ctgatgtttc atttatattt tcatccaaat gacattatct 3181gcacgttttt aaaatttaaa aacaaaggac tatttaaaaa tacagtttat taacaaacgt 3241gaactacttt ctgttacatt aggtgttccc tagtgtttct taatttcttt ttagaaagtg 3301tatttttatt agtatttttc cggtgaacag aagatttgtt tggatttaaa catttactaa 3361gacagtacct attaggaaaa ccaaatattg caaatggtca attcgatttt aatttctcaa 3421aagatactct gttatccaga agattaaaat gcctacattg agtgcttaaa aaaaaaaaaa 3481caactgtgat gatgtgagca gaatggcaag taagttaagc atttttgatc ctgtaatcat 3541ggtatcatta caatgaaagg aattcacaaa ctactgccag aggaagtttg ttttttaatt 3601taagagggaa atataaccta taaatttgtt tcttccaagc ttagctctta aatttggaga 3661ctcaaagtta aacatcctca acagagtttt atttataatt ttgaattgtc aatttgtatt 3721ttgctactga tctgtgatca accattttaa ctttcatctc tagggatgtt taacatttat 3781aattgcaaaa taaaccaact ataaaaaaag aaactaagag agaattggta ctttaattac 3841ttgtgtgttt gcaaataggc tccattttcc atgttgagta gattataacc ttattaacta 3901tgcataggcc taagaaaggt ggcaatgaac tgtgcatgta aattttaaat gggtactttg 3961tgcaattcgt taaaagaaga tactctatga atatgattct atatattgaa atcagaaaac 4021ctaccaaaca aaaacatcag aagctgctgc cataatgact attttctact gtaggctgct 4081ttggaaataa ttcccatatc cttgctttgt aagttggtaa tatcactatg catttctaca 4141cattttataa atttgattta tgcagatttt gatacactgt atgtttctgt agaaattgta 4201taaatattca aaattttatt aggataaatt tgagaaactt acgtatatct taattctggg 4261ttgcttgttt tttaggtgac aaaaataaaa tattgtattt taattcaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 4321aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human GATM is available asNCBI accession number NM_001482 (gi: 126090880). This sequence isrecited below for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:141.

1 ttgcgacgct cgggtctggg tccgggtccg gacgtgcaac agaagccgtc agtggccccg 61ctggctaaaa aagggcaagc atcggaggct cgagccagcg gccgcggcgc ttcccgacag 121ttcctaattc ggggcgctac gccggcccca ccacctgttc ccggcagcca atggggccgc 181ggggggcggc cggggcggag cgcggctaca aaaggcctcg ggccccgcgc gcccgcccac 241cccgctccgg gcgcgctctc gggaaggctt ggaccgacgc ggcccagagg ccaggaacat 301tccgcgcgtg gaccagccgg gccagggcga tgctgcgggt gcggtgtctg cgcggcggga 361gccgcggcgc cgaggcggtg cactacatcg gatctcggct tggacgaacc ttgacaggat 421gggtgcagcg aactttccag agcacccagg cagctacggc ttcctcccgg aactcctgtg 481cagctgacga caaagccact gagcctctgc ccaaggactg ccctgtctct tcttacaacg 541aatgggaccc cttagaggaa gtgatagtgg gcagagcaga aaacgcctgt gttccaccgt 601tcaccatcga ggtgaaggcc aacacatatg aaaagtactg gccattttac cagaagcaag 661gagggcatta ttttcccaaa gatcatttga aaaaggctgt tgctgaaatt gaagaaatgt 721gcaatatttt aaaaacggaa ggagtgacag taaggaggcc tgaccccatt gactggtcat 781tgaagtataa aactcctgat tttgagtcta cgggtttata cagtgcaatg cctcgagaca 841tcctgatagt tgtgggcaat gagattatcg aggctcccat ggcatggcgt tcacgcttct 901ttgagtaccg agcgtacagg tcaattatca aagactactt ccaccgtggc gccaagtgga 961caacagctcc taagcccaca atggctgatg agctttataa ccaggattat cccatccact 1021ctgtagaaga cagacacaaa ttggctgctc agggaaaatt tgtgacaact gagtttgagc 1081catgctttga tgctgctgac ttcattcgag ctggaagaga tatttttgca cagagaagcc 1141aggttacaaa ctacctaggc attgaatgga tgcgtaggca tcttgctcca gactacagag 1201tgcatatcat ctcctttaaa gatcccaatc ccatgcatat tgatgctacc ttcaacatca 1261ttggacctgg tattgtgctt tccaaccctg accgaccatg tcaccagatt gatcttttca 1321agaaagcagg atggactatc attactcctc caacaccaat catcccagac gatcatccac 1381tctggatgtc atccaaatgg ctttccatga atgtcttaat gctagatgaa aaacgtgtta 1441tggtggatgc caatgaagtt ccaattcaaa agatgtttga aaagctgggt atcactacca 1501ttaaagttaa cattcgtaat gccaattccc tgggaggagg cttccattgc tggacctgcg 1561atgtccggcg ccgaggcacc ttacagtcct acttggactg aacaggcctg atggagcttg 1621tggctggcct cagatacacc taagaagctt aggggcaagg ttcattctcc tgctttaaaa 1681agtgcatgaa ctgtagtgct ttaaacaatc atctccttaa caggggtcgt aagcctggtt 1741tgcttctatt acttttcttt gacataaaga aaataacttc tgctaggtat tactctctac 1801tcctaaagtt atttactatt tggcttcaag tataaaattt tggtgaatgt gtaccaagaa 1861aaaattagtc acctgagtaa cttggccact aataattaac catctacctc tgtttttaat 1921tttctttcca aaaggcagct tgaaatgttg gtcctaatct taattttttt tcctcttcta 1981tagacttgag aatgtttttc tctaaatgag agaaagactt agaatgtaca cagatccaaa 2041atagaatcag attatctctt tttttctaaa ggagagaaag acttagaaca tacacagatc 2101ctaagtagaa ccaggtaatt gtctcttttt ctaataagga atttgggtaa tttttaattt 2161tttgtttttt aaaaaataac ctagactatg caaaacatca aagtgaattt tccatgaatg 2221tttttaatat tctcatctca acattgtgat atatgctact aaaaaccttt tcatatacat 2281cttacctcat ttcaagtgaa ttattttaat ctttttctct ctttccaaaa atttaggaat 2341gtttagtgta attggatttc gctatcagtt cccatcctta agttttgata ttcaatatct 2401gatagataca ctgcatcttt ggtcatctaa gatttgttta caaatgtgca aattatttag 2461agcatagact ttataagcat taaaaaaaac taatggaggt aaaacctaaa tgcgatgtga 2521aataatttta gtgttgatac cgtatgtgta tttttattct aataaacttt tgtgttccag 2581attgaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human HGD is available asNCBI accession number NM_000187 (gi: 115527116). This sequence isrecited below for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:142.

1 ccacagttcc tttccccgat agcttcaaat tctctgcctt ttgaaataag cctactttta 61actggaataa ataattggtc aatctctacc tcaggtgaag aggaaccaag cctctggaaa 121cacttaggaa caaactgtaa aaaccaaagg caattgtgta accggttaaa taagcttgct 181ggactttgtc cctgtgtatg agttagacaa ttctttcagc tagtttgagt gacgcactga 241ccagtgaagc gcagtgaagc agtgggaacc ggaatatcca aagagtggtt tgaaggagaa 301agaagcattg tggctttata tcctctgggc ctgggtttcc tgaagtcacc acacatagag 361gagagagaaa atggctgagt taaagtacat ttctggattt gggaatgagt gttcttcaga 421ggatcctcgc tgcccaggtt ccctgccaga aggacagaat aatcctcagg tctgccccta 481caatctctat gctgagcagc tctcaggatc ggctttcact tgtccacgga gcaccaataa 541gagaagctgg ctgtatagga ttctaccttc agtttctcac aagccctttg aatccattga 601cgaaggccaa gtcactcaca actgggatga agttgatcct gatcctaacc agcttagatg 661gaaaccattt gagattccaa aagcatctca gaagaaagta gactttgtga gtggcctgca 721taccttgtgt ggagctggag acataaagtc taacaatggg cttgctatcc acattttcct 781ctgcaatacc tccatggaga acagatgctt ttacaattca gatggggact tcttgattgt 841tccgcagaaa gggaaccttc tcatttacac cgagtttggc aagatgcttg tacagcccaa 901tgagatctgc gtcattcaga gaggaatgcg gttcagcata gatgtctttg aggagaccag 961gggctacatc ttggaggtct atggtgtcca ctttgagtta cctgaccttg gaccaattgg 1021ggccaatggc ttggccaatc ctcgtgattt cttgataccc attgcctggt atgaggatcg 1081ccaagtacca ggtggttaca cggtcattaa taaataccag ggcaagctgt ttgctgccaa 1141acaggatgtc tccccgttca atgttgtggc ctggcacggg aattatacac cctacaagta 1201caacctgaag aatttcatgg ttatcaactc agtggccttt gaccatgcag acccatccat 1261tttcacagta ttgactgcta agtctgtccg ccctggagtg gccattgctg attttgtcat 1321cttcccacct cgatgggggg ttgctgataa gaccttcagg cctccttatt accataggaa 1381ctgcatgagt gagttcatgg gactcatccg aggtcactat gaggcaaagc aaggtgggtt 1441cctgccaggg ggagggagtc tacacagcac aatgaccccc catggacctg atgctgactg 1501ctttgagaag gccagcaagg tcaagctggc acctgagagg attgccgatg gcaccatggc 1561atttatgttt gaatcatctt taagtctggc ggtcacaaag tggggactca aggcctccag 1621gtgtttggat gagaactacc acaagtgctg ggagccactc aagagccact tcactcccaa 1681ctccaggaac ccagcagaac ctaattgaga ctggaacatt gctaccataa ttaagagtag 1741atttgtgaag atttcttcag aatctcatgc tttctggtag tattggagga gggggttggt 1801taaaatgaaa attcactttt catagtcaag taactcagaa cttttatgga aacgcatttg 1861caaagttcta tggctgtcac cttaattact caataaactt gctggtgttc tgtggacgta

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human HMGA2 is available asNCBI accession number NM_003483 (gi: 62912480). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:143.

1 cttgaatctt ggggcaggaa ctcagaaaac ttccagcccg ggcagcgcgc gcttggtgca 61agactcagga gctagcagcc cgtccccctc cgactctccg gtgccgccgc tgcctgctcc 121cgccacccta ggaggcgcgg tgccacccac tactctgtcc tctgcctgtg ctccgtgccc 181gaccctatcc cggcggagtc tccccatcct cctttgcttt ccgactgccc aaggcacttt 241caatctcaat ctcttctctc tctctctctc tctctctctc tctctctctc tctctctctc 301tctctctctc gcagggtggg gggaagagga ggaggaattc tttccccgcc taacatttca 361agggacacaa ttcactccaa gtctcttccc tttccaagcc gcttccgaag tgctcccggt 421gcccgcaact cctgatccca acccgcgaga ggagcctctg cgacctcaaa gcctctcttc 481cttctccctc gcttccctcc tcctcttgct acctccacct ccaccgccac ctccacctcc 541ggcacccacc caccgccgcc gccgccaccg gcagcgcctc ctcctctcct cctcctcctc 601ccctcttctc tttttggcag ccgctggacg tccggtgttg atggtggcag cggcggcagc 661ctaagcaaca gcagccctcg cagcccgcca gctcgcgctc gccccgccgg cgtccccagc 721cctatcacct catctcccga aaggtgctgg gcagctccgg ggcggtcgag gcgaagcggc 781tgcagcggcg gtagcggcgg cgggaggcag gatgagcgca cgcggtgagg gcgcggggca 841gccgtccact tcagcccagg gacaacctgc cgccccagcg cctcagaaga gaggacgcgg 901ccgccccagg aagcagcagc aagaaccaac cggtgagccc tctcctaaga gacccagggg 961aagacccaaa ggcagcaaaa acaagagtcc ctctaaagca gctcaaaaga aagcagaagc 1021cactggagaa aaacggccaa gaggcagacc taggaaatgg ccacaacaag ttgttcagaa 1081gaagcctgct caggaggaaa ctgaagagac atcctcacaa gagtctgccg aagaggacta 1141gggggcgcca acgttcgatt tctacctcag cagcagttgg atcttttgaa gggagaagac 1201actgcagtga ccacttattc tgtattgcca tggtctttcc actttcatct ggggtggggt 1261ggggtggggt gggggagggg ggggtggggt ggggagaaat cacataacct taaaaaggac 1321tatattaatc accttctttg taatcccttc acagtcccag gtttagtgaa aaactgctgt 1381aaacacaggg gacacagctt aacaatgcaa cttttaatta ctgttttctt ttttcttaac 1441ctactaatag tttgttgatc tgataagcaa gagtgggcgg gtgagaaaaa ccgaattggg 1501tttagtcaat cactgcactg catgcaaaca agaaacgtgt cacacttgtg acgtcgggca 1561ttcatatagg aagaacgcgg tgtgtaacac tgtgtacacc tcaaatacca ccccaaccca 1621ctccctgtag tgaatcctct gtttagaaca ccaaagataa ggactagata ctactttctc 1681tttttcgtat aatcttgtag acacttactt gatgattttt aactttttat ttctaaatga 1741gacgaaatgc tgatgtatcc tttcattcag ctaacaaact agaaaaggtt atgttcattt 1801ttcaaaaagg gaagtaagca aacaaatatt gccaactctt ctatttatgg atatcacaca 1861tatcagcagg agtaataaat ttactcacag cacttgtttt caggacaaca cttcattttc 1921aggaaatcta cttcctacag agccaaaatg ccatttagca ataaataaca cttgtcagcc 1981tcagagcatt taaggaaact agacaagtaa aattatcctc tttgtaattt aatgaaaagg 2041tacaacagaa taatgcatga tgaactcacc taattatgag gtgggaggag cgaaatctaa 2101atttcttttg ctatagttat acatcaattt aaaaagcaaa aaaaaaaaag gggggggcaa 2161tctctctctg tgtctttctc tctctctctt cctctccctc tctcttttca ttgtgtatca 2221gtttccatga aagacctgaa taccacttac ctcaaattaa gcatatgtgt tacttcaagt 2281aatacgtttt gacataagat ggttgaccaa ggtgcttttc ttcggcttga gttcaccatc 2341tcttcattca aactgcactt ttagccagag atgcaatata tccccactac tcaatactac 2401ctctgaatgt tacaacgaat ttacagtcta gtacttatta catgctgcta tacacaagca 2461atgcaagaaa aaaacttact gggtaggtga ttctaatcat ctgcagttct ttttgtacac 2521ttaattacag ttaaagaagc aatctcctta ctgtgtttca gcatgactat gtatttttct 2581atgttttttt aattaaaaat ttttaaaata cttgtttcag cttctctgct agatttctac 2641attaacttga aaatttttta accaagtcgc tcctaggttc ttaaggataa ttttcctcaa 2701tcacactaca catcacacaa gatttgactg taatatttaa atattaccct ccaagtctgt 2761acctcaaatg aattctttaa ggagatggac taattgactt gcaaagacct acctccagac 2821ttcaaaagga atgaacttgt tacttgcagc attcatttgt tttttcaatg tttgaaatag 2881ttcaaactgc agctaaccct agtcaaaact atttttgtaa aagacatttg atagaaagga 2941acacgttttt acatactttt gcaaaataag taaataataa ataaaataaa agccaacctt 3001caaagaaact tgaagctttg taggtgagat gcaacaagcc ctgcttttgc ataatgcaat 3061caaaaatatg tgtttttaag attagttgaa tataagaaaa tgcttgacaa atattttcat 3121gtattttaca caaatgtgat ttttgtaata tgtctcaacc agatttattt taaacgcttc 3181ttatgtagag tttttatgcc tttctctcct agtgagtgtg ctgacttttt aacatggtat 3241tatcaactgg gccaggaggt agtttctcat gacggctttt gtcagtatgg cttttagtac 3301tgaagccaaa tgaaactcaa aaccatctct cttccagctg cttcagggag gtagtttcaa 3361aggccacata cctctctgag actggcagat cgctcactgt tgtgaatcac caaaggagct 3421atggagagaa ttaaaactca acattactgt taactgtgcg ttaaataagc aaataaacag 3481tggctcataa aaataaaagt cgcattccat atctttggat gggcctttta gaaacctcat 3541tggccagctc ataaaatgga agcaattgct catgttggcc aaacatggtg caccgagtga 3601tttccatctc tggtaaagtt acacttttat ttcctgtatg ttgtacaatc aaaacacact 3661actacctctt aagtcccagt atacctcatt tttcatactg aaaaaaaaag cttgtggcca 3721atggaacagt aagaacatca taaaattttt atatatatag tttatttttg tgggagataa 3781attttatagg actgttcttt gctgttgttg gtcgcagcta cataagactg gacatttaac 3841ttttctacca tttctgcaag ttaggtatgt ttgcaggaga aaagtatcaa gacgtttaac 3901tgcagttgac tttctccctg ttcctttgag tgtcttctaa ctttattctt tgttctttat 3961gtagaattgc tgtctatgat tgtactttga atcgcttgct tgttgaaaat atttctctag 4021tgtattatca ctgtctgttc tgcacaataa acataacagc ctctgtgatc cccatgtgtt 4081ttgattcctg ctctttgtta cagttccatt aaatgagtaa taaagtttgg tcaaaacaga 4141aaaaaaaaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human IGFBP6 is available asNCBI accession number NM_002178 (gi: 49574524). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:144.

1 gcggcggcgg gcagcagctg cgctgcgact gctctggaag gagaggacgg ggcacaaacc 61ctgaccatga ccccccacag gctgctgcca ccgctgctgc tgctgctagc tctgctgctc 121gctgccagcc caggaggcgc cttggcgcgg tgcccaggct gcgggcaagg ggtgcaggcg 181ggttgtccag ggggctgcgt ggaggaggag gatggggggt cgccagccga gggctgcgcg 241gaagctgagg gctgtctcag gagggagggg caggagtgcg gggtctacac ccctaactgc 301gccccaggac tgcagtgcca tccgcccaag gacgacgagg cgcctttgcg ggcgctgctg 361ctcggccgag gccgctgcct tccggcccgc gcgcctgctg ttgcagagga gaatcctaag 421gagagtaaac cccaagcagg cactgcccgc ccacaggatg tgaaccgcag agaccaacag 481aggaatccag gcacctctac cacgccctcc cagcccaatt ctgcgggtgt ccaagacact 541gagatgggcc catgccgtag acatctggac tcagtgctgc agcaactcca gactgaggtc 601taccgagggg ctcaaacact ctacgtgccc aattgtgacc atcgaggctt ctaccggaag 661cggcagtgcc gctcctccca ggggcagcgc cgaggtccct gctggtgtgt ggatcggatg 721ggcaagtccc tgccagggtc tccagatggc aatggaagct cctcctgccc cactgggagt 781agcggctaaa gctgggggat agaggggctg cagggccact ggaaggaaca tggagctgtc 841atcactcaac aaaaaaccga ggccctcaat ccaccttcag gccccgcccc atgggcccct 901caccgctggt tggaaagagt gttggtgttg gctggggtgt caataaagct gtgcttgggg 961tcgctgaaaa aaaaaaaaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human KIT is available asNCBI accession number NM_000222 (gi: 148005048). This sequence isrecited below for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:145.

1 tctgggggct cggctttgcc gcgctcgctg cacttgggcg agagctggaa cgtggaccag 61agctcggatc ccatcgcagc taccgcgatg agaggcgctc gcggcgcctg ggattttctc 121tgcgttctgc tcctactgct tcgcgtccag acaggctctt ctcaaccatc tgtgagtcca 181ggggaaccgt ctccaccatc catccatcca ggaaaatcag acttaatagt ccgcgtgggc 241gacgagatta ggctgttatg cactgatccg ggctttgtca aatggacttt tgagatcctg 301gatgaaacga atgagaataa gcagaatgaa tggatcacgg aaaaggcaga agccaccaac 361accggcaaat acacgtgcac caacaaacac ggcttaagca attccattta tgtgtttgtt 421agagatcctg ccaagctttt ccttgttgac cgctccttgt atgggaaaga agacaacgac 481acgctggtcc gctgtcctct cacagaccca gaagtgacca attattccct caaggggtgc 541caggggaagc ctcttcccaa ggacttgagg tttattcctg accccaaggc gggcatcatg 601atcaaaagtg tgaaacgcgc ctaccatcgg ctctgtctgc attgttctgt ggaccaggag 661ggcaagtcag tgctgtcgga aaaattcatc ctgaaagtga ggccagcctt caaagctgtg 721cctgttgtgt ctgtgtccaa agcaagctat cttcttaggg aaggggaaga attcacagtg 781acgtgcacaa taaaagatgt gtctagttct gtgtactcaa cgtggaaaag agaaaacagt 841cagactaaac tacaggagaa atataatagc tggcatcacg gtgacttcaa ttatgaacgt 901caggcaacgt tgactatcag ttcagcgaga gttaatgatt ctggagtgtt catgtgttat 961gccaataata cttttggatc agcaaatgtc acaacaacct tggaagtagt agataaagga 1021ttcattaata tcttccccat gataaacact acagtatttg taaacgatgg agaaaatgta 1081gatttgattg ttgaatatga agcattcccc aaacctgaac accagcagtg gatctatatg 1141aacagaacct tcactgataa atgggaagat tatcccaagt ctgagaatga aagtaatatc 1201agatacgtaa gtgaacttca tctaacgaga ttaaaaggca ccgaaggagg cacttacaca 1261ttcctagtgt ccaattctga cgtcaatgct gccatagcat ttaatgttta tgtgaataca 1321aaaccagaaa tcctgactta cgacaggctc gtgaatggca tgctccaatg tgtggcagca 1381ggattcccag agcccacaat agattggtat ttttgtccag gaactgagca gagatgctct 1441gcttctgtac tgccagtgga tgtgcagaca ctaaactcat ctgggccacc gtttggaaag 1501ctagtggttc agagttctat agattctagt gcattcaagc acaatggcac ggttgaatgt 1561aaggcttaca acgatgtggg caagacttct gcctatttta actttgcatt taaaggtaac 1621aacaaagagc aaatccatcc ccacaccctg ttcactcctt tgctgattgg tttcgtaatc 1681gtagctggca tgatgtgcat tattgtgatg attctgacct acaaatattt acagaaaccc 1741atgtatgaag tacagtggaa ggttgttgag gagataaatg gaaacaatta tgtttacata 1801gacccaacac aacttcctta tgatcacaaa tgggagtttc ccagaaacag gctgagtttt 1861gggaaaaccc tgggtgctgg agctttcggg aaggttgttg aggcaactgc ttatggctta 1921attaagtcag atgcggccat gactgtcgct gtaaagatgc tcaagccgag tgcccatttg 1981acagaacggg aagccctcat gtctgaactc aaagtcctga gttaccttgg taatcacatg 2041aatattgtga atctacttgg agcctgcacc attggagggc ccaccctggt cattacagaa 2101tattgttgct atggtgatct tttgaatttt ttgagaagaa aacgtgattc atttatttgt 2161tcaaagcagg aagatcatgc agaagctgca ctttataaga atcttctgca ttcaaaggag 2221tcttcctgca gcgatagtac taatgagtac atggacatga aacctggagt ttcttatgtt 2281gtcccaacca aggccgacaa aaggagatct gtgagaatag gctcatacat agaaagagat 2341gtgactcccg ccatcatgga ggatgacgag ttggccctag acttagaaga cttgctgagc 2401ttttcttacc aggtggcaaa gggcatggct ttcctcgcct ccaagaattg tattcacaga 2461gacttggcag ccagaaatat cctccttact catggtcgga tcacaaagat ttgtgatttt 2521ggtctagcca gagacatcaa gaatgattct aattatgtgg ttaaaggaaa cgctcgacta 2581cctgtgaagt ggatggcacc tgaaagcatt ttcaactgtg tatacacgtt tgaaagtgac 2641gtctggtcct atgggatttt tctttgggag ctgttctctt taggaagcag cccctatcct 2701ggaatgccgg tcgattctaa gttctacaag atgatcaagg aaggcttccg gatgctcagc 2761cctgaacacg cacctgctga aatgtatgac ataatgaaga cttgctggga tgcagatccc 2821ctaaaaagac caacattcaa gcaaattgtt cagctaattg agaagcagat ttcagagagc 2881accaatcata tttactccaa cttagcaaac tgcagcccca accgacagaa gcccgtggta 2941gaccattctg tgcggatcaa ttctgtcggc agcaccgctt cctcctccca gcctctgctt 3001gtgcacgacg atgtctgagc agaatcagtg tttgggtcac ccctccagga atgatctctt 3061cttttggctt ccatgatggt tattttcttt tctttcaact tgcatccaac tccaggatag 3121tgggcacccc actgcaatcc tgtctttctg agcacacttt agtggccgat gatttttgtc 3181atcagccacc atcctattgc aaaggttcca actgtatata ttcccaatag caacgtagct 3241tctaccatga acagaaaaca ttctgatttg gaaaaagaga gggaggtatg gactgggggc 3301cagagtcctt tccaaggctt ctccaattct gcccaaaaat atggttgata gtttacctga 3361ataaatggta gtaatcacag ttggccttca gaaccatcca tagtagtatg atgatacaag 3421attagaagct gaaaacctaa gtcctttatg tggaaaacag aacatcatta gaacaaagga 3481cagagtatga acacctgggc ttaagaaatc tagtatttca tgctgggaat gagacatagg 3541ccatgaaaaa aatgatcccc aagtgtgaac aaaagatgct cttctgtgga ccactgcatg 3601agcttttata ctaccgacct ggtttttaaa tagagtttgc tattagagca ttgaattgga 3661gagaaggcct ccctagccag cacttgtata tacgcatcta taaattgtcc gtgttcatac 3721atttgagggg aaaacaccat aaggtttcgt ttctgtatac aaccctggca ttatgtccac 3781tgtgtataga agtagattaa gagccatata agtttgaagg aaacagttaa taccattttt 3841taaggaaaca atataaccac aaagcacagt ttgaacaaaa tctcctcttt tagctgatga 3901acttattctg tagattctgt ggaacaagcc tatcagcttc agaatggcat tgtactcaat 3961ggatttgatg ctgtttgaca aagttactga ttcactgcat ggctcccaca ggagtgggaa 4021aacactgcca tcttagtttg gattcttatg tagcaggaaa taaagtatag gtttagcctc 4081cttcgcaggc atgtcctgga caccgggcca gtatctatat atgtgtatgt acgtttgtat 4141gtgtgtagac aaatatttgg aggggtattt ttgccctgag tccaagaggg tcctttagta 4201cctgaaaagt aacttggctt tcattattag tactgctctt gtttcttttc acatagctgt 4261ctagagtagc ttaccagaag cttccatagt ggtgcagagg aagtggaagg catcagtccc 4321tatgtatttg cagttcacct gcacttaagg cactctgtta tttagactca tcttactgta 4381cctgttcctt agaccttcca taatgctact gtctcactga aacatttaaa ttttaccctt 4441tagactgtag cctggatatt attcttgtag tttacctctt taaaaacaaa acaaaacaaa 4501acaaaaaact ccccttcctc actgcccaat ataaaaggca aatgtgtaca tggcagagtt 4561tgtgtgttgt cttgaaagat tcaggtatgt tgcctttatg gtttccccct tctacatttc 4621ttagactaca tttagagaac tgtggccgtt atctggaagt aaccatttgc actggagttc 4681tatgctctcg cacctttcca aagttaacag attttggggt tgtgttgtca cccaagagat 4741tgttgtttgc catactttgt ctgaaaaatt cctttgtgtt tctattgact tcaatgatag 4801taagaaaagt ggttgttagt tatagatgtc taggtacttc aggggcactt cattgagagt 4861tttgtcttgg atattcttga aagtttatat ttttataatt ttttcttaca tcagatgttt 4921ctttgcagtg gcttaatgtt tgaaattatt ttgtggcttt ttttgtaaat attgaaatgt 4981agcaataatg tcttttgaat attcccaagc ccatgagtcc ttgaaaatat tttttatata 5041tacagtaact ttatgtgtaa atacataagc ggcgtaagtt taaaggatgt tggtgttcca 5101cgtgttttat tcctgtatgt tgtccaattg ttgacagttc tgaagaattc taataaaatg 5161tacatatata aatcaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human LRP4 is available asNCBI accession number NM_002334 (gi: 157384997). This sequence isrecited below for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:146.

1 gcggcggcgg cccgagggcg acttgcgggg cgcgcaggcc gccgtgcacc cgggacgctt 61ccccctcggg gaccctccgc gggcttctcc gccgcgccgt ccggcgggag ccggcgggac 121cccgggcgag cggcgcgggc ggcaccatga ggcggcagtg gggcgcgctg ctgcttggcg 181ccctgctctg cgcacacggc ctggccagca gccccgagtg tgcttgtggt cggagccact 241tcacatgtgc agtgagtgct cttggagagt gtacctgcat ccctgcccag tggcagtgtg 301atggagacaa tgactgcggg gaccacagcg atgaggatgg atgtatacta cctacctgtt 361cccctcttga ctttcactgt gacaatggca agtgcatccg ccgctcctgg gtgtgtgacg 421gggacaacga ctgtgaggat gactcggatg agcaggactg tcccccccgg gagtgtgagg 481aggacgagtt tccctgccag aatggctact gcatccggag tctgtggcac tgcgatggtg 541acaatgactg tggcgacaac agcgatgagc agtgtgacat gcgcaagtgc tccgacaagg 601agttccgctg tagtgacgga agctgcattg ctgagcattg gtactgcgac ggtgacaccg 661actgcaaaga tggctccgat gaggagaact gtccctcagc agtgccagcg cccccctgca 721acctggagga gttccagtgt gcctatggac gctgcatcct cgacatctac cactgcgatg 781gcgacgatga ctgtggagac tggtcagacg agtctgactg ctcctcccac cagccctgcc 841gctctgggga gttcatgtgt gacagtggcc tgtgcatcaa tgcaggctgg cgctgcgatg 901gtgacgcgga ctgtgatgac cagtctgatg agcgcaactg caccacctcc atgtgtacgg 961cagaacagtt ccgctgtcac tcaggccgct gtgtccgcct gtcctggcgc tgtgatgggg 1021aggacgactg tgcagacaac agcgatgaag agaactgtga gaatacagga agcccccaat 1081gtgccttgga ccagttcctg tgttggaatg ggcgctgcat tgggcagagg aagctgtgca 1141acggggtcaa cgactgtggt gacaacagcg acgaaagccc acagcagaat tgccggcccc 1201ggacgggtga ggagaactgc aatgttaaca acggtggctg tgcccagaag tgccagatgg 1261tgcggggggc agtgcagtgt acctgccaca caggctaccg gctcacagag gatgggcaca 1321cgtgccaaga tgtgaatgaa tgtgccgagg aggggtattg cagccagggc tgcaccaaca 1381gcgaaggggc tttccaatgc tggtgtgaaa caggctatga actacggccc gaccggcgca 1441gctgcaaggc tctggggcca gagcctgtgc tgctgttcgc caatcgcatc gacatccggc 1501aggtgctgcc acaccgctct gagtacacac tgctgcttaa caacctggag aatgccattg 1561cccttgattt ccaccaccgc cgcgagcttg tcttctggtc agatgtcacc ctggaccgga 1621tcctccgtgc caacctcaac ggcagcaacg tggaggaggt tgtgtctact gggctggaga 1681gcccaggggg cctggctgtg gattgggtcc atgacaaact ctactggacc gactcaggca 1741cctcgaggat tgaggtggcc aatctggatg gggcccaccg gaaagtgttg ctgtggcaga 1801acctggagaa gccccgggcc attgccttgc atcccatgga gggtaccatt tactggacag 1861actggggcaa caccccccgt attgaggcct ccagcatgga tggctctgga cgccgcatca 1921ttgccgatac ccatctcttc tggcccaatg gcctcaccat cgactatgcc gggcgccgta 1981tgtactgggt ggatgctaag caccatgtca tcgagagggc caatctggat gggagtcacc 2041gtaaggctgt cattagccag ggcctcccgc atcccttcgc catcacagtg tttgaagaca 2101gcctgtactg gacagactgg cacaccaaga gcatcaatag cgctaacaaa tttacgggga 2161agaaccagga aatcattcgc aacaaactcc acttccctat ggacatccac accttgcacc 2221cccagcgcca acctgcaggg aaaaaccgct gtggggacaa caacggaggc tgcacgcacc 2281tgtgtctgcc cagtggccag aactacacct gtgcctgccc cactggcttc cgcaagatca 2341gcagccacgc ctgtgcccag agtcttgaca agttcctgct ttttgcccga aggatggaca 2401tccgtcgaat cagctttgac acagaggacc tgtctgatga tgtcatccca ctggctgacg 2461tgcgcagtgc tgtggccctt gactgggact cccgggatga ccacgtgtac tggacagatg 2521tcagcactga taccatcagc agggccaagt gggatggaac aggacaggag gtggtagtgg 2581ataccagttt ggagagccca gctggcctgg ccattgattg ggtcaccaac aaactgtact 2641ggacagatgc aggtacagac cggattgaag tagccaacac agatggcagc atgagaacag 2701tactcatctg ggagaacctt gatcgtcctc gggacatcgt ggtggaaccc atgggcgggt 2761acatgtattg gactgactgg ggtgcgagcc ccaagattga acgagctggc atggatgcct 2821caggccgcca agtcattatc tcttctaatc tgacctggcc taatgggtta gctattgatt 2881atgggtccca gcgtctatac tgggctgacg ccggcatgaa gacaattgaa tttgctggac 2941tggatggcag taagaggaag gtgctgattg gaagccagct cccccaccca tttgggctga 3001ccctctatgg agagcgcatc tattggactg actggcagac caagagcata cagagcgctg 3061accggctgac agggctggac cgggagactc tgcaggagaa cctggaaaac ctaatggaca 3121tccatgtctt ccaccgccgc cggcccccag tgtctacacc atgtgctatg gagaatggcg 3181gctgtagcca cctgtgtctt aggtccccaa atccaagcgg attcagctgt acctgcccca 3241caggcatcaa cctgctgtct gatggcaaga cctgctcacc aggcatgaac agtttcctca 3301tcttcgccag gaggatagac attcgcatgg tctccctgga catcccttat tttgctgatg 3361tggtggtacc aatcaacatt accatgaaga acaccattgc cattggagta gacccccagg 3421aaggaaaggt gtactggtct gacagcacac tgcacaggat cagtcgtgcc aatctggatg 3481gctcacagca tgaggacatc atcaccacag ggctacagac cacagatggg ctcgcggttg 3541atgccattgg ccggaaagta tactggacag acacgggaac aaaccggatt gaagtgggca 3601acctggacgg gtccatgcgg aaagtgttgg tgtggcagaa ccttgacagt ccccgggcca 3661tcgtactgta ccatgagatg gggtttatgt actggacaga ctggggggag aatgccaagt 3721tagagcggtc cggaatggat ggctcagacc gcgcggtgct catcaacaac aacctaggat 3781ggcccaatgg actgactgtg gacaaggcca gctcccaact gctatgggcc gatgcccaca 3841ccgagcgaat tgaggctgct gacctgaatg gtgccaatcg gcatacattg gtgtcaccgg 3901tgcagcaccc atatggcctc accctgctcg actcctatat ctactggact gactggcaga 3961ctcggagcat ccaccgtgct gacaagggta ctggcagcaa tgtcatcctc gtgaggtcca 4021acctgccagg cctcatggac atgcaggctg tggaccgggc acagccacta ggttttaaca 4081agtgcggctc gagaaatggc ggctgctccc acctctgctt gcctcggcct tctggcttct 4141cctgtgcctg ccccactggc atccagctga agggagatgg gaagacctgt gatccctctc 4201ctgagaccta cctgctcttc tccagccgtg gctccatccg gcgtatctca ctggacacca 4261gtgaccacac cgatgtgcat gtccctgttc ctgagctcaa caatgtcatc tccctggact 4321atgacagcgt ggatggaaag gtctattaca cagatgtgtt cctggatgtt atcaggcgag 4381cagacctgaa cggcagcaac atggagacag tgatcgggcg agggctgaag accactgacg 4441ggctggcagt ggactgggtg gccaggaacc tgtactggac agacacaggt cgaaatacca 4501ttgaggcgtc caggctggat ggttcctgcc gcaaagtact gatcaacaat agcctggatg 4561agccccgggc cattgctgtt ttccccagga aggggtacct cttctggaca gactggggcc 4621acattgccaa gatcgaacgg gcaaacttgg atggttctga gcggaaggtc ctcatcaaca 4681cagacctggg ttggcccaat ggccttaccc tggactatga tacccgcagg atctactggg 4741tggatgcgca tctggaccgg atcgagagtg ctgacctcaa tgggaaactg cggcaggtct 4801tggtcagcca tgtgtcccac ccctttgccc tcacacagca agacaggtgg atctactgga 4861cagactggca gaccaagtca atccagcgtg ttgacaaata ctcaggccgg aacaaggaga 4921cagtgctggc aaatgtggaa ggactcatgg atatcatcgt ggtttcccct cagcggcaga 4981cagggaccaa tgcctgtggt gtgaacaatg gtggctgcac ccacctctgc tttgccagag 5041cctcggactt cgtatgtgcc tgtcctgacg aacctgatag ccggccctgc tcccttgtgc 5101ctggcctggt accaccagct cctagggcta ctggcatgag tgaaaagagc ccagtgctac 5161ccaacacacc acctaccacc ttgtattctt caaccacccg gacccgcacg tctctggagg 5221aggtggaagg aagatgctct gaaagggatg ccaggctggg cctctgtgca cgttccaatg 5281acgctgttcc tgctgctcca ggggaaggac ttcatatcag ctacgccatt ggtggactcc 5341tcagtattct gctgattttg gtggtgattg cagctttgat gctgtacaga cacaaaaaat 5401ccaagttcac tgatcctgga atggggaacc tcacctacag caacccctcc taccgaacat 5461ccacacagga agtgaagatt gaagcaatcc ccaaaccagc catgtacaac cagctgtgct 5521ataagaaaga gggagggcct gaccataact acaccaagga gaagatcaag atcgtagagg 5581gaatctgcct cctgtctggg gatgatgctg agtgggatga cctcaagcaa ctgcgaagct 5641cacggggggg cctcctccgg gatcatgtat gcatgaagac agacacggtg tccatccagg 5701ccagctctgg ctccctggat gacacagaga cggagcagct gttacaggaa gagcagtctg 5761agtgtagcag cgtccatact gcagccactc cagaaagacg aggctctctg ccagacacgg 5821gctggaaaca tgaacgcaag ctctcctcag agagccaggt ctaaatgccc acattctctt 5881ccctgcctgc ctgttccttc tcctttatgg acgtctagtc cttgtgctcg cttacaccgc 5941aggccccgct tctgtgtgct tgtcctcctc ctcctcccac cccataactg ttcctaagcc 6001ttcaccggag ctgtttacca cgtgagtcca taactacctg tgcacaagaa atgatggcac 6061atcacgagaa tttagacctg gattttacca tgaacctcac atcttgtact ccatcctggg 6121ccccctgaaa ctgcttattc gtgattcctc accagcgtag agctccacct cccctttccc 6181cagtaccctc agtgcctgct tctcagtgct gatgcagctg atgacccagg actgcgctct 6241gccccatcac agccagcatg actgcttctc tgagagaact tgcccatcag gggctgggac 6301atgggggtgt gggtaaagac agggatgaag gatagaggct gagagaagaa ggaagaatca 6361gcccagcagg tatgggcatc tgggaaacct ccagcctcaa gtgtgttggt aacatgaaaa 6421agctttgggg ggtagttgga tctgggtgtc tggtccattg ctggcagtgg acattattct 6481tgccctaaga gacactgcct tttcagcagc agatactggt gagatggggg tggctcaggc 6541tgttcttcct cctcctagaa tgtctggagc tgtttctaca ttcagataac tgggtcccct 6601atcacaaggc tactggctaa taggaattcc ctcctggtgc caccactggc cagtaccttt 6661cctaagtctt tgctcaaatt aaccaggttg tgagccagtg gcttgagtga atgttaggcc 6721ttgggggctg agtctctgaa aagtctaaga agctctgcct agaccaaata tggtatacct 6781cctgacccct ctctccctca tgtcctggga ttctggggaa gagacctaga aacaagcttt 6841caaagaaaaa ccagaagttg tcataaatgg tcagaaagaa cgatcaggtt ggagacttgg 6901gaaacccagg gcctaaagag aagtatccat gagggtcaaa cttcctgttg aacttcctat 6961gttctttctc aagtgctcag ggatctaagt tagtggacag caagcctgtg gctacggggt 7021ggtgatgttc ctcttccagc tgtcccctca gctaaggggc ttagtttcca tgtgggatgc 7081catcacttgg ttcatgctca ttcacacaaa gggcacgtgt ctcagcctgg tatcagggaa 7141attgagactt atttttgccc taaaacgtct ccctagctgt tcttcgtggg gtttttttgt 7201ttgttttttt gcctaatttg ctttttctga ccaagccttg tggcaccagc aatctccaaa 7261gtcctgtggt gggagggctg aataaataaa aatacaaaga ggtgggtaag gagtaggaag 7321gtagagagca ccactgatga ggccctccta gcccatggca gacccagacc tcttctcccc 7381caggaattag aagtggcagg agagaacaac aggggctggg aatggagggg agaatttcta 7441ggggaagttt cctgagttga aacttctcct gtggttactg gtattgagaa atcagctacc 7501aaagtgaaaa aggacaagat caattctttt ctagtcagtt ctaagactgc tagagagaga 7561taccaggccc ttagccttgc tctcagtagc gtcagcccca gttctgagcc tccccacatt 7621acacttaaca agcagtaaag gagtgagcac tttgggtcct tagactcatg tctggggagg 7681aagagcaagt agaaaagtgg cattttcttg attggaaagg gggaaggatc ttattgcact 7741tgggctgttc agaatgtaga aaggacatat ttgaggaagt atctatttga gcactgattt 7801actctgtaaa aagcaaaatc tctctgtcct aaactaatgg aagcgattct cccatgctca 7861tgtgtaatgg ttttaacgtt actcactgga gagattggac tttctggagt tatttaacca 7921ctatgttcag tattttagga ctttatgata atttaatata aatttagctt ttcttaatca 7981aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human MATN2 is available asNCBI accession number NM_002380 (gi: 62548859). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:147.

1 gcgagcgaag ggagcgctct gggatgggac ttggagcaag cggcggcggc ggagacagag 61gcagaggcag aagctggggc tccgtcctcg cctcccacga gcgatccccg aggagagccg 121cggccctcgg cgaggcgaag aggccgacga ggaagacccg ggtggctgcg cccctgcctc 181gcttcccagg cgccggcggc tgcagccttg cccctcttgc tcgccttgaa aatggaaaag 241atgctcgcag gctgctttct gctgatcctc ggacagatcg tcctcctccc tgccgaggcc 301agggagcggt cacgtgggag gtccatctct aggggcagac acgctcggac ccacccgcag 361acggcccttc tggagagttc ctgtgagaac aagcgggcag acctggtttt catcattgac 421agctctcgca gtgtcaacac ccatgactat gcaaaggtca aggagttcat cgtggacatc 481ttgcaattct tggacattgg tcctgatgtc acccgagtgg gcctgctcca atatggcagc 541actgtcaaga atgagttctc cctcaagacc ttcaagagga agtccgaggt ggagcgtgct 601gtcaagagga tgcggcatct gtccacgggc accatgactg ggctggccat ccagtatgcc 661ctgaacatcg cattctcaga agcagagggg gcccggcccc tgagggagaa tgtgccacgg 721gtcataatga tcgtgacaga tgggagacct caggactccg tggccgaggt ggctgctaag 781gcacgggaca cgggcatcct aatctttgcc attggtgtgg gccaggtaga cttcaacacc 841ttgaagtcca ttgggagtga gccccatgag gaccatgtct tccttgtggc caatttcagc 901cagattgaga cgctgacctc cgtgttccag aagaagttgt gcacggccca catgtgcagc 961accctggagc ataactgtgc ccacttctgc atcaacatcc ctggctcata cgtctgcagg 1021tgcaaacaag gctacattct caactcggat cagacgactt gcagaatcca ggatctgtgt 1081gccatggagg accacaactg tgagcagctc tgtgtgaatg tgccgggctc cttcgtctgc 1141cagtgctaca gtggctacgc cctggctgag gatgggaaga ggtgtgtggc tgtggactac 1201tgtgcctcag aaaaccacgg atgtgaacat gagtgtgtaa atgctgatgg ctcctacctt 1261tgccagtgcc atgaaggatt tgctcttaac ccagataaaa aaacgtgcac aaagatagac 1321tactgtgcct catctaatca cggatgtcag cacgagtgtg ttaacacaga tgattcctat 1381tcctgccact gcctgaaagg ctttaccctg aatccagata agaaaacctg cagaaggatc 1441aactactgtg cactgaacaa accgggctgt gagcatgagt gcgtcaacat ggaggagagc 1501tactactgcc gctgccaccg tggctacact ctggacccca atggcaaaac ctgcagccga 1561gtggaccact gtgcacagca ggaccatggc tgtgagcagc tgtgtctgaa cacggaggat 1621tccttcgtct gccagtgctc agaaggcttc ctcatcaacg aggacctcaa gacctgctcc 1681cgggtggatt actgcctgct gagtgaccat ggttgtgaat actcctgtgt caacatggac 1741agatcctttg cctgtcagtg tcctgaggga cacgtgctcc gcagcgatgg gaagacgtgt 1801gcaaaattgg actcttgtgc tctgggggac cacggttgtg aacattcgtg tgtaagcagt 1861gaagattcgt ttgtgtgcca gtgctttgaa ggttatatac tccgtgaaga tggaaaaacc 1921tgcagaagga aagatgtctg ccaagctata gaccatggct gtgaacacat ttgtgtgaac 1981agtgatgact catacacgtg cgagtgcttg gagggattcc ggctcgctga ggatgggaaa 2041cgctgccgaa ggaaggatgt ctgcaaatca acccaccatg gctgcgaaca catttgtgtt 2101aataatggga attcctacat ctgcaaatgc tcagagggat ttgttctagc tgaggacgga 2161agacggtgca agaaatgcac tgaaggccca attgacctgg tctttgtgat cgatggatcc 2221aagagtcttg gagaagagaa ttttgaggtc gtgaagcagt ttgtcactgg aattatagat 2281tccttgacaa tttcccccaa agccgctcga gtggggctgc tccagtattc cacacaggtc 2341cacacagagt tcactctgag aaacttcaac tcagccaaag acatgaaaaa agccgtggcc 2401cacatgaaat acatgggaaa gggctctatg actgggctgg ccctgaaaca catgtttgag 2461agaagtttta cccaaggaga aggggccagg cccctttcca caagggtgcc cagagcagcc 2521attgtgttca ccgacggacg ggctcaggat gacgtctccg agtgggccag taaagccaag 2581gccaatggta tcactatgta tgctgttggg gtaggaaaag ccattgagga ggaactacaa 2641gagattgcct ctgagcccac aaacaagcat ctcttctatg ccgaagactt cagcacaatg 2701gatgagataa gtgaaaaact caagaaaggc atctgtgaag ctctagaaga ctccgatgga 2761agacaggact ctccagcagg ggaactgcca aaaacggtcc aacagccaac agaatctgag 2821ccagtcacca taaatatcca agacctactt tcctgttcta attttgcagt gcaacacaga 2881tatctgtttg aagaagacaa tcttttacgg tctacacaaa agctttccca ttcaacaaaa 2941ccttcaggaa gccctttgga agaaaaacac gatcaatgca aatgtgaaaa ccttataatg 3001ttccagaacc ttgcaaacga agaagtaaga aaattaacac agcgcttaga agaaatgaca 3061cagagaatgg aagccctgga aaatcgcctg agatacagat gaagattaga aatcgcgaca 3121catttgtagt cattgtatca cggattacaa tgaacgcagt gcagagcccc aaagctcagg 3181ctattgttaa atcaataatg ttgtgaagta aaacaatcag tactgagaaa cctggtttgc 3241cacagaacaa agacaagaag tatacactaa cttgtataaa tttatctagg aaaaaaatcc 3301ttcagaattc taagatgaat ttaccaggtg agaatgaata agctatgcaa ggtattttgt 3361aatatactgt ggacacaact tgcttctgcc tcatcctgcc ttagtgtgca atctcatttg 3421actatacgat aaagtttgca cagtcttact tctgtagaac actggccata ggaaatgctg 3481tttttttgta ctggacttta ccttgatata tgtatatgga tgtatgcata aaatcatagg 3541acatatgtac ttgtggaaca agttggattt tttatacaat attaaaattc accacttcag 3601agaatggtat tcagtgcaaa aattcttagt ttaactttaa atggaagata tgtatgtatg 3661agaaatggcc aacatgccta tgaaaaaaat gctgaatctc atcagtaatc aggaaaatgc 3721aggttaaaac aataccattt ttcacccatc agcttagcaa aaatgagtat attttttaac 3781aagtgttggt aaggatgtgg aaatgtgagg ttcttgtagt aagaatgcaa atggcactct 3841ttgtagagta agtctgttga catctcataa aactgaaaat gcacacaacc ctgtaaatct 3901agcaactgca ctcagttgat ttcagcccat acatacaaag agacctgcat aagaatgtta 3961ctaggctttg taaaagcaaa aaataaggaa caacttaaac atcatcagaa ggggaactga 4021taaactctgg tgtaatccat accacagaaa tacaacaccg catgtacagg aatgtgctac 4081atctatacaa ataaatggtc aaactcaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human MET is available asNCBI accession number NM_001127500 (gi: 188595715). This sequence isrecited below for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:148.

1 gccctcgccg cccgcggcgc cccgagcgct ttgtgagcag atgcggagcc gagtggaggg 61cgcgagccag atgcggggcg acagctgact tgctgagagg aggcggggag gcgcggagcg 121cgcgtgtggt ccttgcgccg ctgacttctc cactggttcc tgggcaccga aagataaacc 181tctcataatg aaggcccccg ctgtgcttgc acctggcatc ctcgtgctcc tgtttacctt 241ggtgcagagg agcaatgggg agtgtaaaga ggcactagca aagtccgaga tgaatgtgaa 301tatgaagtat cagcttccca acttcaccgc ggaaacaccc atccagaatg tcattctaca 361tgagcatcac attttccttg gtgccactaa ctacatttat gttttaaatg aggaagacct 421tcagaaggtt gctgagtaca agactgggcc tgtgctggaa cacccagatt gtttcccatg 481tcaggactgc agcagcaaag ccaatttatc aggaggtgtt tggaaagata acatcaacat 541ggctctagtt gtcgacacct actatgatga tcaactcatt agctgtggca gcgtcaacag 601agggacctgc cagcgacatg tctttcccca caatcatact gctgacatac agtcggaggt 661tcactgcata ttctccccac agatagaaga gcccagccag tgtcctgact gtgtggtgag 721cgccctggga gccaaagtcc tttcatctgt aaaggaccgg ttcatcaact tctttgtagg 781caataccata aattcttctt atttcccaga tcatccattg cattcgatat cagtgagaag 841gctaaaggaa acgaaagatg gttttatgtt tttgacggac cagtcctaca ttgatgtttt 901acctgagttc agagattctt accccattaa gtatgtccat gcctttgaaa gcaacaattt 961tatttacttc ttgacggtcc aaagggaaac tctagatgct cagacttttc acacaagaat 1021aatcaggttc tgttccataa actctggatt gcattcctac atggaaatgc ctctggagtg 1081tattctcaca gaaaagagaa aaaagagatc cacaaagaag gaagtgttta atatacttca 1141ggctgcgtat gtcagcaagc ctggggccca gcttgctaga caaataggag ccagcctgaa 1201tgatgacatt cttttcgggg tgttcgcaca aagcaagcca gattctgccg aaccaatgga 1261tcgatctgcc atgtgtgcat tccctatcaa atatgtcaac gacttcttca acaagatcgt 1321caacaaaaac aatgtgagat gtctccagca tttttacgga cccaatcatg agcactgctt 1381taataggaca cttctgagaa attcatcagg ctgtgaagcg cgccgtgatg aatatcgaac 1441agagtttacc acagctttgc agcgcgttga cttattcatg ggtcaattca gcgaagtcct 1501cttaacatct atatccacct tcattaaagg agacctcacc atagctaatc ttgggacatc 1561agagggtcgc ttcatgcagg ttgtggtttc tcgatcagga ccatcaaccc ctcatgtgaa 1621ttttctcctg gactcccatc cagtgtctcc agaagtgatt gtggagcata cattaaacca 1681aaatggctac acactggtta tcactgggaa gaagatcacg aagatcccat tgaatggctt 1741gggctgcaga catttccagt cctgcagtca atgcctctct gccccaccct ttgttcagtg 1801tggctggtgc cacgacaaat gtgtgcgatc ggaggaatgc ctgagcggga catggactca 1861acagatctgt ctgcctgcaa tctacaaggt tttcccaaat agtgcacccc ttgaaggagg 1921gacaaggctg accatatgtg gctgggactt tggatttcgg aggaataata aatttgattt 1981aaagaaaact agagttctcc ttggaaatga gagctgcacc ttgactttaa gtgagagcac 2041gatgaataca ttgaaatgca cagttggtcc tgccatgaat aagcatttca atatgtccat 2101aattatttca aatggccacg ggacaacaca atacagtaca ttctcctatg tggatcctgt 2161aataacaagt atttcgccga aatacggtcc tatggctggt ggcactttac ttactttaac 2221tggaaattac ctaaacagtg ggaattctag acacatttca attggtggaa aaacatgtac 2281tttaaaaagt gtgtcaaaca gtattcttga atgttatacc ccagcccaaa ccatttcaac 2341tgagtttgct gttaaattga aaattgactt agccaaccga gagacaagca tcttcagtta 2401ccgtgaagat cccattgtct atgaaattca tccaaccaaa tcttttatta gtacttggtg 2461gaaagaacct ctcaacattg tcagttttct attttgcttt gccagtggtg ggagcacaat 2521aacaggtgtt gggaaaaacc tgaattcagt tagtgtcccg agaatggtca taaatgtgca 2581tgaagcagga aggaacttta cagtggcatg tcaacatcgc tctaattcag agataatctg 2641ttgtaccact ccttccctgc aacagctgaa tctgcaactc cccctgaaaa ccaaagcctt 2701tttcatgtta gatgggatcc tttccaaata ctttgatctc atttatgtac ataatcctgt 2761gtttaagcct tttgaaaagc cagtgatgat ctcaatgggc aatgaaaatg tactggaaat 2821taagggaaat gatattgacc ctgaagcagt taaaggtgaa gtgttaaaag ttggaaataa 2881gagctgtgag aatatacact tacattctga agccgtttta tgcacggtcc ccaatgacct 2941gctgaaattg aacagcgagc taaatataga gtggaagcaa gcaatttctt caaccgtcct 3001tggaaaagta atagttcaac cagatcagaa tttcacagga ttgattgctg gtgttgtctc 3061aatatcaaca gcactgttat tactacttgg gtttttcctg tggctgaaaa agagaaagca 3121aattaaagat ctgggcagtg aattagttcg ctacgatgca agagtacaca ctcctcattt 3181ggataggctt gtaagtgccc gaagtgtaag cccaactaca gaaatggttt caaatgaatc 3241tgtagactac cgagctactt ttccagaaga tcagtttcct aattcatctc agaacggttc 3301atgccgacaa gtgcagtatc ctctgacaga catgtccccc atcctaacta gtggggactc 3361tgatatatcc agtccattac tgcaaaatac tgtccacatt gacctcagtg ctctaaatcc 3421agagctggtc caggcagtgc agcatgtagt gattgggccc agtagcctga ttgtgcattt 3481caatgaagtc ataggaagag ggcattttgg ttgtgtatat catgggactt tgttggacaa 3541tgatggcaag aaaattcact gtgctgtgaa atccttgaac agaatcactg acataggaga 3601agtttcccaa tttctgaccg agggaatcat catgaaagat tttagtcatc ccaatgtcct 3661ctcgctcctg ggaatctgcc tgcgaagtga agggtctccg ctggtggtcc taccatacat 3721gaaacatgga gatcttcgaa atttcattcg aaatgagact cataatccaa ctgtaaaaga 3781tcttattggc tttggtcttc aagtagccaa aggcatgaaa tatcttgcaa gcaaaaagtt 3841tgtccacaga gacttggctg caagaaactg tatgctggat gaaaaattca cagtcaaggt 3901tgctgatttt ggtcttgcca gagacatgta tgataaagaa tactatagtg tacacaacaa 3961aacaggtgca aagctgccag tgaagtggat ggctttggaa agtctgcaaa ctcaaaagtt 4021taccaccaag tcagatgtgt ggtcctttgg cgtgctcctc tgggagctga tgacaagagg 4081agccccacct tatcctgacg taaacacctt tgatataact gtttacttgt tgcaagggag 4141aagactccta caacccgaat actgcccaga ccccttatat gaagtaatgc taaaatgctg 4201gcaccctaaa gccgaaatgc gcccatcctt ttctgaactg gtgtcccgga tatcagcgat 4261cttctctact ttcattgggg agcactatgt ccatgtgaac gctacttatg tgaacgtaaa 4321atgtgtcgct ccgtatcctt ctctgttgtc atcagaagat aacgctgatg atgaggtgga 4381cacacgacca gcctccttct gggagacatc atagtgctag tactatgtca aagcaacagt 4441ccacactttg tccaatggtt ttttcactgc ctgaccttta aaaggccatc gatattcttt 4501gctcttgcca aaattgcact attataggac ttgtattgtt atttaaatta ctggattcta 4561aggaatttct tatctgacag agcatcagaa ccagaggctt ggtcccacag gccacggacc 4621aatggcctgc agccgtgaca acactcctgt catattggag tccaaaactt gaattctggg 4681ttgaattttt taaaaatcag gtaccacttg atttcatatg ggaaattgaa gcaggaaata 4741ttgagggctt cttgatcaca gaaaactcag aagagatagt aatgctcagg acaggagcgg 4801cagccccaga acaggccact catttagaat tctagtgttt caaaacactt ttgtgtgttg 4861tatggtcaat aacatttttc attactgatg gtgtcattca cccattaggt aaacattccc 4921ttttaaatgt ttgtttgttt tttgagacag gatctcactc tgttgccagg gctgtagtgc 4981agtggtgtga tcatagctca ctgcaacctc cacctcccag gctcaagcct cccgaatagc 5041tgggactaca ggcgcacacc accatccccg gctaattttt gtattttttg tagagacggg 5101gttttgccat gttgccaagg ctggtttcaa actcctggac tcaagaaatc cacccacctc 5161agcctcccaa agtgctagga ttacaggcat gagccactgc gcccagccct tataaatttt 5221tgtatagaca ttcctttggt tggaagaata tttataggca atacagtcaa agtttcaaaa 5281tagcatcaca caaaacatgt ttataaatga acaggatgta atgtacatag atgacattaa 5341gaaaatttgt atgaaataat ttagtcatca tgaaatattt agttgtcata taaaaaccca 5401ctgtttgaga atgatgctac tctgatctaa tgaatgtgaa catgtagatg ttttgtgtgt 5461atttttttaa atgaaaactc aaaataagac aagtaatttg ttgataaata tttttaaaga 5521taactcagca tgtttgtaaa gcaggataca ttttactaaa aggttcattg gttccaatca 5581cagctcatag gtagagcaaa gaaagggtgg atggattgaa aagattagcc tctgtctcgg 5641tggcaggttc ccacctcgca agcaattgga aacaaaactt ttggggagtt ttattttgca 5701ttagggtgtg ttttatgtta agcaaaacat actttagaaa caaatgaaaa aggcaattga 5761aaatcccagc tatttcacct agatggaata gccaccctga gcagaacttt gtgatgcttc 5821attctgtgga attttgtgct tgctactgta tagtgcatgt ggtgtaggtt actctaactg 5881gttttgtcga cgtaaacatt taaagtgtta tattttttat aaaaatgttt atttttaatg 5941atatgagaaa aattttgtta ggccacaaaa acactgcact gtgaacattt tagaaaaggt 6001atgtcagact gggattaatg acagcatgat tttcaatgac tgtaaattgc gataaggaaa 6061tgtactgatt gccaatacac cccaccctca ttacatcatc aggacttgaa gccaagggtt 6121aacccagcaa gctacaaaga gggtgtgtca cactgaaact caatagttga gtttggctgt 6181tgttgcagga aaatgattat aactaaaagc tctctgatag tgcagagact taccagaaga 6241cacaaggaat tgtactgaag agctattaca atccaaatat tgccgtttca taaatgtaat 6301aagtaatact aattcacaga gtattgtaaa tggtggatga caaaagaaaa tctgctctgt 6361ggaaagaaag aactgtctct accagggtca agagcatgaa cgcatcaata gaaagaactc 6421ggggaaacat cccatcaaca ggactacaca cttgtatata cattcttgag aacactgcaa 6481tgtgaaaatc acgtttgcta tttataaact tgtccttaga ttaatgtgtc tggacagatt 6541gtgggagtaa gtgattcttc taagaattag atacttgtca ctgcctatac ctgcagctga 6601actgaatggt acttcgtatg ttaatagttg ttctgataaa tcatgcaatt aaagtaaagt 6661gatgcaacat cttgtaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human MYH10 is available asNCBI accession number NM_005964 (gi: 41406063). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:149.

1 actgaggcgc tggatctgtg gtcgcggctg gggacgtgcg cccgcgccac catcttcggc 61tgaagaggca attgcttttg gatcgttcca tttacaatgg cgcagagaac tggactcgag 121gatccagaga ggtatctctt tgtggacagg gctgtcatct acaaccctgc cactcaagct 181gattggacag ctaaaaagct agtgtggatt ccatcagaac gccatggttt tgaggcagct 241agtatcaaag aagaacgggg agatgaagtt atggtggagt tggcagagaa tggaaagaaa 301gcaatggtca acaaagatga tattcagaag atgaacccac ctaagttttc caaggtggag 361gatatggcag aattgacatg cttgaatgaa gcttccgttt tacataatct gaaggatcgc 421tactattcag gactaatcta tacttattct ggactcttct gtgtagttat aaacccttac 481aagaatcttc caatttactc tgagaatatt attgaaatgt acagagggaa gaagcgtcat 541gagatgcctc cacacatcta tgctatatct gaatctgctt acagatgcat gcttcaagat 601cgtgaggacc agtcaattct ttgcacgggt gagtcaggtg ctgggaagac agaaaataca 661aagaaagtta ttcagtacct tgcccatgtt gcttcttcac ataaaggaag aaaggaccat 721aatattcctg gggaacttga acggcagctt ttgcaagcaa atccaattct ggaatcattt 781ggaaatgcga agactgtgaa aaatgataac tcatctcgtt ttggcaaatt tattcggatc 841aactttgatg taactggcta tatcgttggg gccaacattg aaacatacct tctggaaaag 901tctcgtgctg ttcgtcaagc aaaagatgaa cgtacttttc atatctttta ccagttgtta 961tctggagcag gagaacacct aaagtctgat ttgcttcttg aaggatttaa taactacagg 1021tttctctcca atggctatat tcctattccg ggacagcaag acaaagataa tttccaggag 1081accatggaag caatgcacat aatgggcttc tcccatgaag agattctgtc aatgcttaaa 1141gtagtatctt cagtgctaca gtttggaaat atttctttca aaaaggagag aaatactgat 1201caagcttcca tgccagaaaa tacagttgcg cagaagctct gccatcttct tgggatgaat 1261gtgatggagt ttactcgggc catcctgact ccccggatca aggtcggccg agactatgtg 1321caaaaagccc agaccaaaga acaggcagat tttgcagtag aagcattggc aaaagctacc 1381tatgagcggc tctttcgctg gctcgttcat cgcatcaata aagctctgga taggaccaaa 1441cgtcagggag catctttcat tggaatcctg gatattgctg gatttgaaat ttttgagctg 1501aactcctttg aacaactttg catcaactac accaatgaga agctgcagca gctgttcaac 1561cacaccatgt ttatcctaga acaagaggaa taccagcgcg aaggcatcga gtggaacttc 1621atcgatttcg ggctggatct gcagccatgc atcgacctaa tagagagacc tgcgaaccct 1681cctggtgtac tggccctttt ggatgaagaa tgctggttcc ctaaagccac agataaaacc 1741tttgttgaaa aactggttca agagcaaggt tcccactcca agtttcagaa acctcgacaa 1801ttaaaagaca aagctgattt ttgcattata cattatgcag ggaaggtgga ctataaggca 1861gatgagtggc tgatgaagaa tatggacccc ctgaatgaca acgtggccac ccttttgcac 1921cagtcatcag acagatttgt ggcagagctt tggaaagatg tggaccgtat cgtgggtctg 1981gatcaagtca ctggtatgac tgagacagct tttggctccg catataaaac caagaagggc 2041atgtttcgta ccgttgggca actctacaaa gaatctctca ccaagctgat ggcaactctc 2101cgaaacacca accctaactt tgttcgttgt atcattccaa atcacgagaa gagggctgga 2161aaattggatc cacacctagt cctagatcag cttcgctgta atggtgtcct ggaagggatc 2221cgaatctgtc gccagggctt ccctaaccga atagttttcc aggaattcag acagagatat 2281gagatcctaa ctccaaatgc tattcctaaa ggttttatgg atggtaaaca ggcctgtgaa 2341cgaatgatcc gggctttaga attggaccca aacttgtaca gaattggaca gagcaagata 2401tttttcagag ctggagttct ggcacactta gaggaagaaa gagatttaaa aatcaccgat 2461atcattatct tcttccaggc cgtttgcaga ggttacctgg ccagaaaggc ctttgccaag 2521aagcagcagc aactaagtgc cttaaaggtc ttgcagcgga actgtgccgc gtacctgaaa 2581ttacggcact ggcagtggtg gcgagtcttc acaaaggtga agccgcttct acaagtgact 2641cgccaggagg aagaacttca ggccaaagat gaagagctgt tgaaggtgaa ggagaagcag 2701acgaaggtgg aaggagagct ggaggagatg gagcggaagc accagcagct tttagaagag 2761aagaatatcc ttgcagaaca actacaagca gagactgagc tctttgctga agcagaagag 2821atgagggcaa gacttgctgc taaaaagcag gaattagaag agattctaca tgacttggag 2881tctagggttg aagaagaaga agaaagaaac caaatcctcc aaaatgaaaa gaaaaaaatg 2941caagcacata ttcaggacct ggaagaacag ctagacgagg aggaaggggc tcggcaaaag 3001ctgcagctgg aaaaggtgac agcagaggcc aagatcaaga agatggaaga ggagattctg 3061cttctcgagg accaaaattc caagttcatc aaagaaaaga aactcatgga agatcgcatt 3121gctgagtgtt cctctcagct ggctgaagag gaagaaaagg cgaaaaactt ggccaaaatc 3181aggaataagc aagaagtgat gatctcagat ttagaagaac gcttaaagaa ggaagaaaag 3241actcgtcagg aactggaaaa ggccaaaaga aaactcgacg gggagacgac cgacctgcag 3301gaccagatcg cagagctgca ggcgcagatt gatgagctca agctgcagct ggccaagaag 3361gaggaggagc tgcagggcgc actggccaga ggtgatgatg aaacactcca taagaacaat 3421gcccttaaag ttgtgcgaga gctacaagcc caaattgctg aacttcagga agactttgaa 3481tccgagaagg cttcacggaa caaggccgaa aagcagaaaa gggacttgag tgaggaactg 3541gaagctctga aaacagagct ggaggacacg ctggacacca cggcagccca gcaggaacta 3601cgtacaaaac gtgaacaaga agtggcagag ctgaagaaag ctcttgagga ggaaactaag 3661aaccatgaag ctcaaatcca ggacatgaga caaagacacg caacagccct ggaggagctc 3721tcagagcagc tggaacaggc caagcggttc aaagcaaatc tagagaagaa caagcagggc 3781ctggagacag ataacaagga gctggcgtgt gaggtgaagg tcctgcagca ggtcaaggct 3841gagtctgagc acaagaggaa gaagctcgac gcgcaggtcc aggagctcca tgccaaggtc 3901tctgaaggcg acaggctcag ggtggagctg gcggagaaag caagtaagct gcagaatgag 3961ctagataatg tctccaccct tctggaagaa gcagagaaga agggtattaa atttgctaag 4021gatgcagcta gtcttgagtc tcaactacag gatacacagg agcttcttca ggaggagaca 4081cgccagaaac taaacctgag cagtcggatc cggcagctgg aagaggagaa gaacagtctt 4141caggagcagc aggaggagga ggaggaggcc aggaagaacc tggagaagca agtgctggcc 4201ctgcagtccc agttggctga taccaagaag aaagtagatg acgacctggg aacaattgaa 4261agtctggaag aagccaagaa gaagcttctg aaggacgcgg aggccctgag ccagcgcctg 4321gaggagaagg cactggcgta tgacaaactg gagaagacca agaaccgcct gcagcaggag 4381ctggacgacc tcacggtgga cctggaccac cagcgccagg tcgcctccaa cttggagaag 4441aagcagaaga agtttgacca gctgttagca gaagagaaga gcatctctgc tcgctatgcc 4501gaagagcggg accgggccga agccgaggcc agagagaaag aaaccaaagc cctgtcactg 4561gcccgggccc tcgaggaagc cctggaggcc aaggaggagt ttgagaggca gaacaagcag 4621ctccgagcag acatggaaga cctcatgagc tccaaagatg atgtgggaaa aaacgttcac 4681gaacttgaaa aatccaaacg ggccctagag cagcaggtgg aggaaatgag gacccagctg 4741gaggagctgg aagacgaact ccaggccacg gaagatgcca agcttcgtct ggaggtcaac 4801atgcaggcca tgaaggcgca gttcgagaga gacctgcaaa ccagggatga gcagaatgaa 4861gagaagaagc ggctgctgat caaacaggtg cgggagctcg aggcggagct ggaggatgag 4921aggaaacagc gggcgcttgc tgtagcttca aagaaaaaga tggagataga cctgaaggac 4981ctcgaagccc aaatcgaggc tgcgaacaaa gctcgggatg aggtgattaa gcagctccgc 5041aagctccagg ctcagatgaa ggattaccaa cgtgaattag aagaagctcg tgcatccaga 5101gatgagattt ttgctcaatc caaagagagt gaaaagaaat tgaagagtct ggaagcagaa 5161atccttcaat tgcaggagga acttgcctca tctgagcgag cccgccgaca cgccgagcag 5221gagagagatg agctggcgga cgagatcacc aacagcgcct ctggcaagtc cgcgctgctg 5281gatgagaagc ggcgtctgga agctcggatc gcacagctgg aggaggagct ggaagaggag 5341cagagcaaca tggagctgct caacgaccgc ttccgcaaga ccactctaca ggtggacaca 5401ctgaacgccg agctagcagc cgagcgcagc gccgcccaga agagtgacaa tgcacgccag 5461caactggagc ggcagaacaa ggagctgaag gccaagctgc aggaactcga gggtgctgtc 5521aagtctaagt tcaaggccac catctcagcc ctggaggcca agattgggca gctggaggag 5581cagcttgagc aggaagccaa ggaacgagca gccgccaaca aattagtccg tcgcactgag 5641aagaagctga aagaaatctt catgcaggtt gaggatgagc gtcgacacgc ggaccagtat 5701aaagagcaga tggagaaggc caacgctcgg atgaagcagc ttaaacgcca gctggaggaa 5761gcagaagaag aagcgacgcg tgccaacgca tctcggcgta aactccagcg ggaactggat 5821gatgccaccg aggccaacga gggcctgagc cgcgaggtca gcaccctgaa gaaccggctg 5881aggcggggtg gccccatcag cttctcttcc agccgatctg gccggcgcca gctgcacctt 5941gaaggagctt ccctggagct ctccgacgat gacacagaaa gtaagaccag tgatgtcaac 6001gagacgcagc caccccagtc agagtaaagt tgcaggaagc cagaggaggc aatacagtgg 6061gacagttagg aatgcacccg gggcctcctg cagatttcgg aaattggcaa gctacgggat 6121tccttcctga aagatcaact gtgtcttaag gctctccagc ctatgcatac tgtatcctgc 6181ttcagactta ggtacaattg ctcccctttt tatatataga cacacacagg acacatatat 6241taaacagatt gtttcatcat tgcatctatt ttccatatag tcatcaagag accattttat 6301aaaacatggt aagacccttt ttaaaacaaa ctccaggccc ttggttgcgg gtcgctgggt 6361tattggggca gcgccgtggt cgtcactcag tcgctctgca tgctctctgt catacagaca 6421ggtaacctag ttctgtgttc acgtggcccc cgactcctca gccacatcaa gtctcctaga 6481ccactgtgga ctctaaactg cacttgtctc tctcatttcc ttcaaataat gatcaatgct 6541atttcagtga gcaaactgtg aaaggggctt tggaaagagt aggaggggtg ggctggatcg 6601gaagcaacac ccatttgggg ttaccatgtc catcccccaa ggggggccct gcccctcgag 6661tcgatggtgt cccgcatcta ctcatgtgaa ctggccttgg cgagggctgg tctgtgcata 6721gaagggatag tggccacact gcagctgagg ccccaggtgg cagccatgga tcatgtagac 6781ttccagatgg tctcccgaac cgcctggctc tgccggcgcc ctcctcacgt caggagcaag 6841cagccgtgga cccctaagcc gagctggtgg aaggcccctc cctgtcgcca gccgggccct 6901catgctgacc ttgcaaattc agccgctgct ttgagcccaa aatgggaata ttggttttgt 6961gtccgaggct tgttccaagt ttgtcaatga ggtttatgga gcctccagaa cagatgccat 7021cttcctgaat gttgacatgc cagtgggtgt gactccttca tttttccttc tcccttccct 7081ttggacagtg ttacagtgaa cacttagcat cctgtttttg gttggtagtt aagcaaactg 7141acattacgga aagtgcctta gacactacag tactaagaca atgttgaata tatcattcgc 7201ctctataaca atttaatgta ttcagttttg actgtgcttc atatcatgta cctctctagt 7261caaagtggta ttacagacat tcagtgacaa tgaatcagtg ttaattctaa atccttgatc 7321ctctgcaatg tgcttgaaaa cacaaacctt ttgggttaaa agctttaaca tctattagga 7381agaatttgtc ctgtgggttt ggaatcttgg attttccccc tttatgaact gtactggctg 7441ttgaccacca gacacctgac cgcaaatatc ttttcttgta ttcccatatt tctagacaat 7501gatttttgta agacaataaa tttattcatt atagatattt gcgcctgctc tgtttacttg 7561aagaaaaaag cacccgtgga gaataaagag acctcaataa acaagaataa tcatgtgaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human PFAAP5 is available asNCBI accession number AF530063 (gi: 33329092). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:150.

1 atgtcttatg gtgaaattga aggtaaattc ttgggaccta gagaagaagt aacgagtgag 61ccacgctgta aaaaattgaa gtcaaccaca gagtcgtatg tttttcacaa tcatagtaat 121gctgattttc acagaatcca agagaaaact ggaaatgatt gggtccctgt gaccatcatt 181gatgtcagag gacatagtta tttgcaggag aacaaaatca aaactacaga tttgcataga 241cctttgcatg atgagatgcc tggtaataga ccagatgtta ttgaatccat tgattcacag 301gttttacagg aagcacgtcc tccattagta tccgcagacg atgagatata tagcacaagt 361aaagcattta taggacccat ttacaaaccc cctgagaaaa agaaacgtaa tgaagggagg 421aatgaggcac atgttctaaa tggtataaat gacagaggag gacaaaaaga gaaacagaaa 481tttaactctg aaaaatcaga gattgacaat gaattattcc agttttacaa agaaattgaa 541gagcttgaaa aggaaaaaga tggttttgag aacagttgta aagaatctga accttctcag 601gaacaatttg ttccatttta tgagggtcat aataatggtc tcttaaaacc tgatgaagaa 661aagaaagatc ttagtaataa agctatgcca tcacattgtg attatcagca gaacttgggg 721aatgagccag acaaatatcc ctgtaatgga caagtaatac ctacattttg tgacacttca 781tttacttctt tcaggcctga atggcagtca gtatatcctt ttatagtgcc ctatggtccc 841cctcttccca gtttgaacta tcatttaaac attcagagat tcagtggtcc accaaatcca 901ccatcaaata ttttccaagc ccaagatgac tctcagatac aaaatggata ttatgtaaat 961aattgtcatg ttaactggaa ttgcatgact tttgatcaga acaatgaata tactgactgt 1021agtgagaata ggagtagtgt tcatccctct ggaaatggct gcagtatgca agatcgatat 1081gtgagtaatg gtttctgtga agtcagagaa agatgctgga aagatcattg tatggacaag 1141cataatggaa cagacaggtt tgtgaaccag cagtttcaag aggaaaagtt aaataaattg 1201cagaagttac ttattctttt aagaggtctg cctggttctg ggaaaacaac attgtctcga 1261attctgcttg gtcagaatcg tgatggcatt gtgttcagca ctgatgacta ttttcaccat 1321caagatgggt acaggtataa tgttaatcaa cttggtgatg cccatgactg gaaccagaac 1381agagcaaaac aagctatcga tcagggaaga tctccagtta taatagataa cactaatata 1441caagcttggg aaatgaagcc atatgtggaa gtggccatag gaaaaggata cagagtagag 1501tttcatgaac ctgaaacttg gtggaaattt gatcctgaag aattagaaaa gaggaataaa 1561catggtgtgt ctcgaaagaa gattgctcag atgttggatc gttatgaata tcaaatgtcc 1621atttctattg taatgaattc agtggaacca tcacacaaaa gcacacaaag acctcctcct 1681ccacagggga gacagaggtg gggaggctct cttggctcac ataatcgtgt ctgtgtcaca 1741aataatcatt aa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human PGF is available asNCBI accession number NM_002632 (gi: 56676307). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:151.

1 ctgctgtctg cggaggaaac tgcatcgacg gacggccgcc cagctacggg aggacctgga 61gtggcactgg gcgcccgacg gaccatcccc gggacccgcc tgcccctcgg cgccccgccc 121cgccgggccg ctccccgtcg ggttccccag ccacagcctt acctacgggc tcctgactcc 181gcaaggcttc cagaagatgc tcgaaccacc ggccggggcc tcggggcagc agtgagggag 241gcgtccagcc ccccactcag ctcttctcct cctgtgccag gggctccccg ggggatgagc 301atggtggttt tccctcggag ccccctggct cgggacgtct gagaagatgc cggtcatgag 361gctgttccct tgcttcctgc agctcctggc cgggctggcg ctgcctgctg tgccccccca 421gcagtgggcc ttgtctgctg ggaacggctc gtcagaggtg gaagtggtac ccttccagga 481agtgtggggc cgcagctact gccgggcgct ggagaggctg gtggacgtcg tgtccgagta 541ccccagcgag gtggagcaca tgttcagccc atcctgtgtc tccctgctgc gctgcaccgg 601ctgctgcggc gatgagaatc tgcactgtgt gccggtggag acggccaatg tcaccatgca 661gctcctaaag atccgttctg gggaccggcc ctcctacgtg gagctgacgt tctctcagca 721cgttcgctgc gaatgccggc ctctgcggga gaagatgaag ccggaaagga ggagacccaa 781gggcaggggg aagaggagga gagagaagca gagacccaca gactgccacc tgtgcggcga 841tgctgttccc cggaggtaac ccaccccttg gaggagagag accccgcacc cggctcgtgt 901atttattacc gtcacactct tcagtgactc ctgctggtac ctgccctcta tttattagcc 961aactgtttcc ctgctgaatg cctcgctccc ttcaagacga ggggcaggga aggacaggac 1021cctcaggaat tcagtgcctt caacaacgtg agagaaagag agaagccagc cacagacccc 1081tgggagcttc cgctttgaaa gaagcaagac acgtggcctc gtgaggggca agctaggccc 1141cagaggccct ggaggtctcc aggggcctgc agaaggaaag aagggggccc tgctacctgt 1201tcttgggcct caggctctgc acagacaagc agcccttgct ttcggagctc ctgtccaaag 1261tagggatgcg gatcctgctg gggccgccac ggcctggctg gtgggaaggc cggcagcggg 1321cggaggggat ccagccactt ccccctcttc ttctgaagat cagaacattc agctctggag 1381aacagtggtt gcctgggggc ttttgccact ccttgtcccc cgtgatctcc cctcacactt 1441tgccatttgc ttgtactggg acattgttct ttccggccaa ggtgccacca ccctgccccc 1501cctaagagac acatacagag tgggccccgg gctggagaaa gagctgcctg gatgagaaac 1561agctcagcca gtggggatga ggtcaccagg ggaggagcct gtgcgtccca gctgaaggca 1621gtggcagggg agcaggttcc ccaagggccc tggcaccccc acaagctgtc cctgcagggc 1681catctgactg ccaagccaga ttctcttgaa taaagtattc tagtgtggaa aaaaaaaaaa 1741aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human PIP3-E is available asNCBI accession number AJ310566 (gi: 18307480). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:152.

1 gtttaagtag aatcctcaag cttggcctca gagtactatg aggcttctga atccaggaat 61aagactgctc ttggatttac tctctttgta ttgcatgtca aaggcaacag aactggacca 121agaaaattca taactttttg cgtttgtttc tactaagatg acatcataca tggctattga 181tggcagtgct cttgttccct tgcgtcagaa gcccaggagg aaaactcaag gttttctcac 241gatgagtcgg aggaggatat cgtgtaaaga tctgggccat gctgactgcc aagggtggct 301gtataagaaa aaggaaaagg gaagtttcct aagcaacaaa tggaaaaagt tctgggtgat 361actgaagggg tcgtcactgt actggtatag caatcaaatg gcagagaaag ctgatggatt 421tgtcaacctg cctgatttca ctgtggaaag agcatctgaa tgcaagaaaa agcatgcttt 481taagatcagc catccacaga tcaagacctt ttattttgca gctgagaatg tgcaggaaat 541gaacgtgtgg ttaaataaac ttggatcggc tgtaatccat caggaatcca ctacaaagga 601tgaagaatgt tacagtgaaa gtgaacagga agatccagaa atagctgcgg agacaccacc 661ccctcctcac gcttcccaga ctcagtcttt gactgcacag caggcatctt catcctcacc 721cagcctgagt ggaacgtcgt attctttctc ttccctggaa aatacagtga agacacccag 781cagttttcct tcctccttat ctaaagagag acaatccttg cctgacacag ttaacagttt 841gtctgctgct gaagatgagg gacaaccaat aacgtttgct gtgcaagttc attcacctgt 901accctcagag gcaggcatcc acaaggccct ggaaaacagt tttgtcacat cagaaagtgg 961atttttgaac tctttatcta gtgatgatac ttcttcattg agtagcaatc atgaccatct 1021tactgtccca gataagcctg ctggatcaaa gatcatggac aaagaagaga caaaagtgtc 1081tgaagatgat gaaatggaga agctgtacaa atcattagag caagctagtc tatctcctct 1141tggggaccga cgaccttcga ctaaaaagga gttgagaaaa tcctttgtta agcggtgtaa 1201aaatccatct ataaacgaga aactccacaa aatccgaaca ttgaatagca cattaaagtg 1261taaagaacat gatctggcca tgattaacca gttgctggat gacccgaagc tgacagccag 1321gaaatacaga gagtggaaag tcatgaacac cctgctgatc caggacatct atcagcagca 1381gcgggcttcg cctgcccctg atgacactga tgacaccccc caggaactca agaaatcacc 1441ttcttctccc tctgttgaaa attccatttg agacaaagtc agggttttct cctcttatat 1501tttatcacaa gcaactcttc aagatgttgc aaaagcttac atttttcctt aaaaggaaaa 1561ctgaaaccca gtccttcaag catcagcttc ccatctaaag atgcacgtta gatgaagata 1621at

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human PKNOX2 is available asNCBI accession number NM_022062 (gi: 116812643). This sequence isrecited below for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:153.

1 gtgtgaaggg ggggtccggg gggcgggtcc ctgtgccgct gacgtcccga gcagtgctgg 61gaagtatagg ctgtgttgtc acgccggtgt cagtctgatg aagattggca tcaggtgaag 121tctggagcag gacttctgag gctttctatc ctccatgctg ctcactagaa aaggggctgt 181gaactgtgct ttggctctag cagacaggaa gaaattctgg cccagctgga agtagaaaga 241ggggagtgag tctcctgagg accatctcag aggccccggg atcacccgaa cagtcctcca 301tgtgaatcaa tcccatgatg caacatgcct ccccagcccc cgctctgacg atgatggcca 361cgcagaatgt cccgccccca ccctaccagg acagcccaca gatgacggca accgcccagc 421caccctccaa ggcccaggct gtccacatct ctgccccctc agctgctgcc agcacacctg 481tgcccagtgc ccccatcgac ccccaggccc agctggaggc tgacaagcga gctgtataca 541ggcaccctct tttcccgctc ctgacgctgc tgtttgagaa atgtgaacag gccacccagg 601gctctgagtg catcacctcc gccagctttg atgtggacat cgagaacttt gtccaccagc 661aggaacagga gcacaaaccc ttcttcagcg atgacccaga actggacaat ctgatggtga 721aggcaatcca ggtcctgaga atccacctgc tggagctgga gaaagtcaat gaactctgca 781aggacttttg taaccgttac atcacctgcc tcaaaaccaa gatgcacagc gacaacctgc 841tcaggaatga tctagggggg ccctactccc ccaaccagcc ctccatcaac cttcactcac 901aggacctcct gcagaattcc cccaattcca tgtccggagt ctccaataac ccccagggga 961ttgtggtccc agcctcagcg ctccagcagg gcaacatcgc catgacaacc gtcaactcac 1021aagttgtgtc aggtggagcc ttataccaac cggttaccat ggtaacctcc cagggtcagg 1081tggtcaccca agcaatcccc cagggagcca tccagatcca gaacacacag gttaaccttg 1141acctcacctc cctcctggac aatgaggata agaagtccaa gaacaaacga ggagtcttgc 1201ccaagcatgc caccaatata atgcgttctt ggctcttcca gcatctcatg cacccctacc 1261ccacggagga tgagaagagg cagatcgcag cccagaccaa cctcaccctc ctgcaagtaa 1321acaactggtt catcaatgcc cggaggcgca tcctgcagcc catgcttgat gccagcaacc 1381cagatcctgc ccccaaagcc aagaagatca agtctcagca ccggcccacc caaagattct 1441ggcccaactc catcgctgcg ggggtgctgc agcagcaggg cggtgcccca gggacaaacc 1501ccgatggttc catcaacttg gacaacctgc agtccctgtc ctcagacagt gccaccatgg 1561ccatgcagca ggctatgatg gctgcacacg atgactcatt ggatgggaca gaagaagagg 1621atgaggatga gatggaagag gaggaggagg aggagctgga ggaggaggtc gacgagctgc 1681agacgacaaa tgtcagcgac ctgggcttgg aacacagtga ctccctggag tagtcgggca 1741gcccagatgg cactgatcac tgagcaggag aggagtgtcg ccgggaggcc ttcagggtgg 1801gggggaaggg gacatgggca ggaagcaccg agggagttgg gccctagctt ccccaaatca 1861gtagcttgaa gaaaggcaaa ggagacacct gttccttccc aaccaccgag cttcaatgag 1921gaccccagcc ccacttccct ggaactgccg aggactctgt ttggcggggc cagtcgagca 1981gcctgtgtgg aaagacagga gtgagatctg gactcaccaa atccctgagg atagatggca 2041cccatggccc ccacccacgg aaggacttga gttgtttaca agccctgcac tgaggcagat 2101tggtgctgtt cgcagagtag gcctttgccc gggggcagac ttagaaggaa ggggagagac 2161aaagggggac tgagtttcat ccccagaagt ttctcagctc ctttgacaga cattcaaggg 2221caggagggag ccccaaagca taaccagtgg ccagaggagt gggagggcct gaggcatcac 2281atcttgcaga tcagaatggg atggaatcca ccaggctcca gctcatccct ccaaggccct 2341gtctctgcgc acagcaacca tggacatggg agaaagggat gggagccaca gtgcccttca 2401ctctctcctg gaaaccaact gtaagctggt gggctcaacc tgtgggaggt taagaggagt 2461cccttctggg ttgactccaa gagccaagga gatggcagac cctgggctag gaaccatatg 2521gaggtgactt tgaggccaca gctgtcccta ggtgatcaca gaacttagct cctttaacaa 2581caggacaatg gttttttacc ctagatgttc ccaccttcag tgctccacgc cctccataga 2641ccttcagaga aggtgaaacc aggttatctg ggaatctttc cagcccgcag gtcgccacgg 2701ccatcccttt gctcccagcc tggctccatc agcctccagc ttcctttctt cattctgtcc 2761ttcagggaag gcagaagaaa cattggaaag catctagtcc agtgggaagc caggggttgg 2821agaaggtgct acatccctct tcccatcaat atcctaaatg tgggggaggg cccagagaat 2881ggcacccaag agcctgcggg gatgcccatc ccacacaccc cacccagctg ttctaaccct 2941gctatccaca gccctggagg aactggggct cctggaagga ggaggaggct ctccactgtc 3001caccctaaca cataccctcc cacccacctt ccagaccccc ttggttggca ccctctcctc 3061cggttccctc tcaccccatg gctgtgaatg acaggacagg tcacacgtgt gttttccatt 3121gggtttaatt taatggacgt gcagtttcat ttgtaaattg tgcattggcc acctccttca 3181gtggcaggat gtgagtggct acctggctca actggagggg accccttggg ccctctgggg 3241cttcccctcc cccacctggt tggggtagag caaaaggatg gtcactcttc cgaggtctcc 3301ctgaaatgaa tgtatttctc ccccaaaaga gctgatattt aatgttttaa taaggatttt 3361tgagaaacaa ataaccttat ttataatctg ggtgatccaa tcatttttta ctcccttttg 3421atgccataca tagaggaaag tctagctttt ttggcgtgag acttttgcaa tgtgcagtgg 3481gataaaatgc atttcctttt ctggttcgtt tttcttgtta acacgcgcac acagacacac 3541acacacaccg ttccactcac cacctggaca ggcgtccccc agcacggaca cactggcaca 3601caggtgccca catctcttcc tctcagcccc tccacctgcc taatgttatg caacctcctt 3661ctgatgtatc caccaaacca gtactgaatg tggccgagac gttttcagta aatcttatta 3721cctaccgtaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human PRKACB is available asNCBI accession number NM_182948 (gi: 46909585). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:154.

1 acacatgcat agctcttagc ttctgtgtaa gaagttgtga gctccttctg gaaacatttg 61cagttacatt aagtaaagtg taaatgcaca tgaatggcag cttatagaga accaccttgt 121aaccagtata caggtacaac tacagctctt cagaaattgg aaggttttgc tagccggtta 181tttcatagac actctaaagg tactgcacat gatcagaaaa cagctctgga aaatgacagc 241cttcatttct ctgaacatac tgccttatgg gacagatcaa tgaaagagtt tctagccaaa 301gccaaagaag actttttgaa aaaatgggag aatccaactc agaataatgc cggacttgaa 361gattttgaaa ggaaaaaaac ccttggaaca ggttcatttg gaagagtcat gttggtaaaa 421cacaaagcca ctgaacagta ttatgccatg aagatcttag ataagcagaa ggttgttaaa 481ctgaagcaaa tagagcatac tttgaatgag aaaagaatat tacaggcagt gaattttcct 541ttccttgttc gactggagta tgcttttaag gataattcta atttatacat ggttatggaa 601tatgtccctg ggggtgaaat gttttcacat ctaagaagaa ttggaaggtt cagtgagccc 661catgcacggt tctatgcagc tcagatagtg ctaacattcg agtacctcca ttcactagac 721ctcatctaca gagatctaaa acctgaaaat ctcttaattg accatcaagg ctatatccag 781gtcacagact ttgggtttgc caaaagagtt aaaggcagaa cttggacatt atgtggaact 841ccagagtatt tggctccaga aataattctc agcaagggct acaataaggc agtggattgg 901tgggcattag gagtgctaat ctatgaaatg gcagctggct atcccccatt ctttgcagac 961caaccaattc agatttatga aaagattgtt tctggaaagg tccgattccc atcccacttc 1021agttcagatc tcaaggacct tctacggaac ctgctgcagg tggatttgac caagagattt 1081ggaaatctaa agaatggtgt cagtgatata aaaactcaca agtggtttgc cacgacagat 1141tggattgcta tttaccagag gaaggttgaa gctccattca taccaaagtt tagaggctct 1201ggagatacca gcaactttga tgactatgaa gaagaagata tccgtgtctc tataacagaa 1261aaatgtgcaa aagaatttgg tgaattttaa agaggaacaa gatgacatct gagctcacac 1321tcagtgtttg cactctgttg agagataagg tagagctgag accgtccttg ttgaagcagt 1381tacctagttc cttcattcca acgactgagt gaggtcttta ttgccatcat cccgtgtgcg 1441cactctgcat ccacctatgt aacaaggcac cgctaagcaa gcattgtctg tgccataaca 1501cagtactaga ccactttctt acttctcttt gggttgtctt tctcctctcc tatatccatt 1561tcttcctttt ccaatttcat tggttttctc taaacagtgc tccattttat tttgttggtg 1621tttcagatgg gcagtgttat ggctacgtga tatttgaagg gaaggataag tgttgctttc 1681agtagttatt gccaatattg ttgttggtca atggcttgaa gataaacttt ctaataatta 1741ttatttcttt gagtagctca gacttggttt tgccaaaact cttggtaatt tttgaagata 1801gactgtctta tcaccaagga aatttataca aattaagact aactttcttg gaattcacta 1861ttctggcaat aaattttggt agactaatac agtacagcta gacccagaaa tttggaaggc 1921tgtagatcag aggttctagt tccctttccc tccttttata tcctcctctc cttgagtaat 1981gaagtgacca gcctgtgtag tgtgacaaac gtgtctcatt cagcaggaaa aactaatgat 2041atggatcatc acccagattc tctcacttgg taccagcatt tctgtaggta ttagagaaga 2101gttctaagtt ttctaaacct taactgttcc ttaaggattt tagccagtat tttaatagaa 2161catgattaat gaaagtgaca aattttaaat tttctctaat agtcctcatc ataaactttt 2221taaaggaaaa taagcaaact aaaaagaaca ttggtttaga taaatactta tactttgcaa 2281agtcaaaaat ggcttgattt ttggaaacaa tatagaggta ttcatattta aatgagggtt 2341tacatttgtt ttgttttgta accgttaaaa agaagttgtt tccagctaat tattgtggtg 2401tactatattt gtgagcctag ggtaggggca ctgctgcaac ttctgctttc atcccatgcc 2461tcatcaatga ggaaagggaa caaagtgtat aaaactgcca caattgtatt ttaattttga 2521ggtatgatat tttcagatat ttcataattt ctaacctctg ttctctcagt aaacagaatg 2581tctgatcgat catgcagata caatgttggt atttgagagg ttagtttttt tcctacactt 2641ttttttgcca actgacttaa caacattgct gtcaggtgga aatttcaagc acttttgcac 2701atttagttca gtgtttgttg agaatccatg gcttaaccca cttgttttgc tatttttttc 2761tttgctttta attttcccca tctgatttta tctctgcgtt tcagtgacct accttaaaac 2821aacacacgag aagagttaaa ctgggttcat tttaatgatc aatttacctg catataaaat 2881ttatttttaa tcaagctgat cttaatgtat ataatcattc tatttgcttt attatcggtg 2941caggtaggtc attaacacca cttcttttca tctgtaccac accctggtga aacctttgaa 3001gacataaaaa aaacctgtct gagatgttct ttctaccaat ctatatgtct ttcggttatc 3061aagtgtttct gcatggtaat gtcatgtaaa tgctgatatt gatttcactg gtccatctat 3121atttaaaacg tgcaagaaaa aaataaaata ctctgctcta gcaagttttg tgtaacaaag 3181gcatatcgtc atgttaataa atttaaaaca tcattcgtat aaaatatttt aattttcttg 3241tatttcattt agacccaaga acatgctgac caatgtgttc tatatgtaaa ctacaaattc 3301tatggtagct ttgttgtata ttattgtaaa attattttaa taagtcatgg ggatgacaat 3361ttgattatta caatttagtt ttcagtaatc aaaaagattt ctatgaattc taaaaaatat 3421ttttttctat gaaattacta gtgcccagct gtagaatcta ccttaggtag atgatcccta 3481gacatacgtt ggttttgagg gctattcagc cattccattt tactctctat ttaaaggccg 3541tgagcaagct tgtcatgagc aaatatgtca agggagtcaa tttctgacca atcaagtaca 3601ctaaattaga atatttttaa agtatgtaac attcccagtt tcagccacaa tttagccaag 3661aataagataa aaacttgaat aagaagtaag tagcataaat cagtatttaa cctaaaatta 3721catatttgaa acagaagata ttatgttatg ctcagtaaat aattaagaga tggcattgtg 3781taagaaggag ccctagactg aaagtcaaga catctgaatt tcaggctgga aaactatcag 3841tatgatctca gcctcagttc tcttgtctgt aaaatggaag aactggatta ggcagtttgt 3901aagattcctc ctaactttca cagtcgatga caagattgtc tttttatctg atattttgaa 3961gggtatattg ctttgaagta agtctcaata aggcaatata ttttagggca tctttcttct 4021tatctctgac agtgttctta aaattatttg aatatcataa gagccttggt gtctgtccta 4081attcctttct cactcaccga tgctgaatac ccagttgaat caaactgtca acctaccaaa 4141aacgatattg tggcttatgg gtattgctgt ctcattcttg gtatattctt gtgttaactg 4201cccattggcc tgaaaatact cattgtaagc ctgaaaaaaa aaatctttcc cactgttttt 4261tctgcttgtt gtaagaatca aatgaaataa tgtatgtgaa agcaccttgt aaactgtaac 4321ctatcaatgt aaaatgttaa ggtgtgttgt tatttcatta attacttctt tgtttagaat 4381ggaatttcct atgcactact gtagctagga aatgctgaaa acaactgtgt tttttaatta 4441atcaataact gcaaaattaa agtaccttca atggataaga caaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human PROS1 is available asNCBI accession number NM_000313 (gi: 223671900). This sequence isrecited below for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:155.

1 tttggaaacg tcacactgtg gaggaaaagc agcaactagg gagctggtga agaaggatgt 61ctcagcagtg tttactaggc ctccaacact agagcccatc ccccagctcc gaaaagcttc 121ctggaaatgt ccttgttatc acttcccctc tcgggctggg cgctgggagc gggcggtctc 181ctccgccccc ggctgttccg ccgaggctcg ctgggtcgct ggcgccgccg cgcagcacgg 241ctcagaccga ggcgcacagg ctcgcagctc cgcggcgcct agcgctccgg tccccgccgc 301gacgcgccac cgtccctgcc ggcgcctccg cgcgcttcga aatgagggtc ctgggtgggc 361gctgcggggc gctgctggcg tgtctcctcc tagtgcttcc cgtctcagag gcaaactttt 421tgtcaaagca acaggcttca caagtcctgg ttaggaagcg tcgtgcaaat tctttacttg 481aagaaaccaa acagggtaat cttgaaagag aatgcatcga agaactgtgc aataaagaag 541aagccaggga ggtctttgaa aatgacccgg aaacggatta tttttatcca aaatacttag 601tttgtcttcg ctcttttcaa actgggttat tcactgctgc acgtcagtca actaatgctt 661atcctgacct aagaagctgt gtcaatgcca ttccagacca gtgtagtcct ctgccatgca 721atgaagatgg atatatgagc tgcaaagatg gaaaagcttc ttttacttgc acttgtaaac 781caggttggca aggagaaaag tgtgaatttg acataaatga atgcaaagat ccctcaaata 841taaatggagg ttgcagtcaa atttgtgata atacacctgg aagttaccac tgttcctgta 901aaaatggttt tgttatgctt tcaaataaga aagattgtaa agatgtggat gaatgctctt 961tgaagccaag catttgtggc acagctgtgt gcaagaacat cccaggagat tttgaatgtg 1021aatgccccga aggctacaga tataatctca aatcaaagtc ttgtgaagat atagatgaat 1081gctctgagaa catgtgtgct cagctttgtg tcaattaccc tggaggttac acttgctatt 1141gtgatgggaa gaaaggattc aaacttgccc aagatcagaa gagttgtgag gttgtttcag 1201tgtgccttcc cttgaacctt gacacaaagt atgaattact ttacttggcg gagcagtttg 1261caggggttgt tttatattta aaatttcgtt tgccagaaat cagcagattt tcagcagaat 1321ttgatttccg gacatatgat tcagaaggcg tgatactgta cgcagaatct atcgatcact 1381cagcgtggct cctgattgca cttcgtggtg gaaagattga agttcagctt aagaatgaac 1441atacatccaa aatcacaact ggaggtgatg ttattaataa tggtctatgg aatatggtgt 1501ctgtggaaga attagaacat agtattagca ttaaaatagc taaagaagct gtgatggata 1561taaataaacc tggacccctt tttaagccgg aaaatggatt gctggaaacc aaagtatact 1621ttgcaggatt ccctcggaaa gtggaaagtg aactcattaa accgattaac cctcgtctag 1681atggatgtat acgaagctgg aatttgatga agcaaggagc ttctggaata aaggaaatta 1741ttcaagaaaa acaaaataag cattgcctgg ttactgtgga gaagggctcc tactatcctg 1801gttctggaat tgctcaattt cacatagatt ataataatgt atccagtgct gagggttggc 1861atgtaaatgt gaccttgaat attcgtccat ccacgggcac tggtgttatg cttgccttgg 1921tttctggtaa caacacagtg ccctttgctg tgtccttggt ggactccacc tctgaaaaat 1981cacaggatat tctgttatct gttgaaaata ctgtaatata tcggatacag gccctaagtc 2041tatgttccga tcaacaatct catctggaat ttagagtcaa cagaaacaat ctggagttgt 2101cgacaccact taaaatagaa accatctccc atgaagacct tcaaagacaa cttgccgtct 2161tggacaaagc aatgaaagca aaagtggcca catacctggg tggccttcca gatgttccat 2221tcagtgccac accagtgaat gccttttata atggctgcat ggaagtgaat attaatggtg 2281tacagttgga tctggatgaa gccatttcta aacataatga tattagagct cactcatgtc 2341catcagtttg gaaaaagaca aagaattctt aaggcatctt ttctctgctt ataatacctt 2401ttccttgtgt gtaattatac ttatgtttca ataacagctg aagggtttta tttacaatgt 2461gcagtctttg attattttgt ggtcctttcc tgggattttt aaaaggtcct ttgtcaagga 2521aaaaaattct gttgtgatat aaatcacagt aaagaaattc ttacttctct tgctatctaa 2581gaatagtgaa aaataacaat tttaaatttg aatttttttc ctacaaatga cagtttcaat 2641ttttgtttgt aaaactaaat tttaatttta tcatcatgaa ctagtgtcta aatacctatg 2701tttttttcag aaagcaagga agtaaactca aacaaaagtg cgtgtaatta aatactatta 2761atcataggca gatactattt tgtttatgtt tttgtttttt tcctgatgaa ggcagaagag 2821atggtggtct attaaatatg aattgaatgg agggtcctaa tgccttattt caaaacaatt 2881cctcaggggg aacagctttg gcttcatctt tctcttgtgt ggcttcacat ttaaaccagt 2941atctttattg aattagaaaa caagtgggac atattttcct gagagcagca caggaatctt 3001cttcttggca gctgcagtct gtcaggatga gatatcagat taggttggat aggtggggaa 3061atctgaagtg ggtacatttt ttaaattttg ctgtgtgggt cacacaaggt ctacattaca 3121aaagacagaa ttcagggatg gaaaggagaa tgaacaaatg tgggagttca tagttttcct 3181tgaatccaac ttttaattac cagagtaagt tgccaaaatg tgattgttga agtacaaaag 3241gaactatgaa aaccagaaca aattttaaca aaaggacaac cacagaggga tatagtgaat 3301atcgtatcat tgtaatcaaa gaagtaagga ggtaagattg ccacgtgcct gctggtactg 3361tgatgcattt caagtggcag ttttatcacg tttgaatcta ccattcatag ccagatgtgt 3421atcagatgtt tcactgacag tttttaacaa taaattcttt tcactgtatt ttatatcact 3481tataataaat cggtgtataa ttttaaaatg catgtgaata tctttattat atcaactgtt 3541tgaataaaac aaaattacat aatagacatt taactcttca aaaaaaaaaa aaaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human PSD3 is available asNCBI accession number NM_015310 (gi: 117606359). This sequence isrecited below for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:156.

1 aacaaagagc acgcggcgct ggccgccggc actcgcgccc tgaggctgcg gccccggagc 61gcccggcggc ggtttcggcg cgcggccggg ctggcgatgg aagatggaag gaaggagcgc 121agcggcagag acatttgttt gggtgaacaa tgcatctgca cattcccaga gtgttgccaa 181ggccaaatat gaatttttat ttggcagatc tgaagggaaa gctccagata ctagtgatca 241tggaggaagc actttactcc caccaaatgt cacaaatgaa tttccagaat atgggaccat 301ggaggaaggt ggagaaggcc taagggcttc tctggaattt gatggtgagg ctctgccatg 361ccacccacaa gagcagcagg gtgtccagcc tcttactggc tgccactctg ggctcgacag 421tgttacagaa ggaccaaaag atgtcagaga ggccccctct caaagtcatc tcaaggaaca 481aagtttacag cccattgact ctttgatttc agctctgaaa gccacagaag ccagaatcat 541ttccggaaca ttacaggcta caaaggtact ggaccaagat gctgtttcta gtttttcagt 601tcagcaggtg gaaaaagagc tggacactgc cagtcgtaaa acacagagag tcaacaaaac 661gctccctgct ggccaaaaaa atttaccaga aatacctctt tcagctgaag taacaacgga 721ggaaagtttt tatttgagca tccagaaaga tctcaccgcg ctgttaactg gagacactca 781ggcagagatt tcccagataa tgaataatgg gaggaaaggg gctgtctgtg tgcaggagcc 841atcttgtcct ttggcctccc tcgggagctc agcagtgacc tgccactctg caggcagtgt 901tggtttcttg aaagagcaga ggtctgctct tgggagagag cacccagggg gatgtgatcg 961aagcagctcc atgggacgcc caggccgggt caaacatgtg gaatttcaag gagtggaaat 1021actgtggaca ggaggagaca agagagagac ccagcatcct atagattttg agacatcact 1081gcaaagaaca gcctctcctg acagcaaaga gtcttccaaa gtgccacgcc atctcatctc 1141atcagctggt ttgtgtaatt caagtagttt aactgagaat gtttgggatg aatcctggaa 1201agctccttca gagaggcctg gcactagctc ggggacattt tcccctgtgc gtcttgatga 1261gagtggagag gatgaagtct tcctacagga aaacaaacag catcttgaga agacacctaa 1321accagagaga gacagggaaa ggatcagcga acaagaggag cacgttaagg gggaagatga 1381agacatcctt gggcctggat atacggagga ctccaccgac gtgtacagct cccagtttga 1441aaccattttg gacaacactt ctttatacta cagtgcagag tccctggaga cattatactc 1501agagcctgat agctatttta gctttgaaat gcccctcact ccaatgatac aacagcgcat 1561taaagaaggt ggtcagttct tggagaggac atcaggggga ggacatcagg atatcctgag 1621tgtgtctgca gatggtggca tcgtgatggg ctattctagt ggcgtcacca atgggctgaa 1681tgatgccagc gactccatct acacgaaagg caccccggag attgctttct ggggaagcaa 1741tgctggggtg aaaacaacac ggctagaagc tcattctgaa atggggagca ctgaaatttt 1801ggaaaaggag accccagaaa atctcagtaa tggtaccagc agcaatgtgg aagcagccaa 1861aaggttggcc aaacgccttt atcagctgga cagattcaaa agatcagatg ttgcaaaaca 1921ccttggcaag aacaacgaat ttagcaaact agttgcagaa gaatatctga agttttttga 1981ttttacagga atgacgctgg atcagtcact caggtatttc tttaaagcat tctctcttgt 2041gggagaaact caagaacgag agagagtttt aatacacttc tccaatagat atttttattg 2101taacccagat accattgctt cacaagatgg agtccattgc cttacctgtg caataatgct 2161tcttaatacc gatctacatg gccacaatat tggaaagaag atgacctgtc aggagttcat 2221tgcaaatctg caaggggtaa atgagggtgt tgatttctcc aaggatctgc tgaaagctct 2281gtacaactca atcaagaatg agaagcttga atgggcagta gatgatgaag agaaaaaaaa 2341gtctccctca gaaagtactg aggagaaagc taacggaaca catccaaaga ccatcagtcg 2401tattggaagt actactaacc catttttgga cattcctcat gatccaaatg ctgctgtgta 2461caaaagtgga ttcttggctc ggaaaattca tgcagatatg gatggaaaga agactccaag 2521aggaaaacga ggatggaaaa ccttttatgc tgtactgaag ggaacagttc tttacttgca 2581aaaggatgaa tacaagccag aaaaggcctt gtctgaagag gacttgaaaa acgctgtgag 2641tgtgcaccac gcattggcat ccaaggccac ggactatgag aagaaaccaa acgtgtttaa 2701acttaaaact gccgactgga gggtcttgct ttttcaaact cagagcccag aggaaatgca 2761agggtggata aacaaaatca attgtgtggc agctgtattt tctgcaccac catttccagc 2821agcaatcggc tctcagaaga agtttagccg cccacttctg cctgccacta caacaaaact 2881gtctcaggag gagcaactga agtcacatga aagtaagctg aagcagatca ccaccgagct 2941ggccgagcac cgctcatatc cccccgacaa gaaggtcaaa gccaaggacg tcgatgagta 3001caaactgaaa gaccactatc tggagtttga gaaaacccgc tatgaaatgt atgtcagcat 3061tctcaaggaa ggaggcaaag agctactgag taacgatgaa agcgaggctg caggactgaa 3121gaagtcgcac tcgagtcctt cgctgaaccc ggatacttct ccaatcactg ccaaagtcaa 3181gcgtaacgtg tcagagagga aggatcaccg acctgaaaca ccaagcatta agcaaaaagt 3241tacttagagt ccatctgcgg ccaggaagtg ctggtcatgg agcaaaatag ggtttttcaa 3301gatctttctg gtaatccgtg aatatattta aaaaaaaaaa gtctgtgaca aaacggtgca 3361ttagtaattt tttctattgt atatttttgt tagtttctgt acagattgtc tttgctcttg 3421atttcttttg ctttgatgat ttttgcaact tgatagctaa tgcacctttt ctgtgaggag 3481gaggggatcg tgatttcaga atgaattatg tatcccttct cttttggttt tctcttgttt 3541gcagtctgct cagttgtttt atgtattctc atatcaactg ttaaactttt ttttaaggtt 3601aaagaattta atccattgtg aaacacttaa ctggacaaac tgtagtttta gtaaattcta 3661gctggagtta atatacgcct ttatatgtga aatcttgccc agtcacagag gtagaattga 3721gcactcacag atgctccagt aagaatcaca gtgctgggaa tctagttgct ccaatatgag 3781gcagcttcat gtgcagctta gcacttgttg ttgagatcgg accctgctgg aagcagggaa 3841aagaagcgtg aagatcgtag gattgagaac ttagggaagc acattagctt gcttgaagtg 3901ctgattccat ttcagccaag caagggaaag aggaagtgga gtcattttgc ctttgaaggc 3961tgaggaaaga ttgataccca gttaattttg tttgctaaag gatgggggca ataatcggcc 4021cttgaggagc tgcagcagta ggcatgtgct cagtctgcag gaattgttac ctcactccca 4081cagggtctag actagaaatc catcatctct atcgttgata tccttccatc caggaataga 4141tttttcttac tctacatatg tgtgtgtgcg tgcgtgtgtg tgcgtgtgtg ggcatggggt 4201tgtgtcctgg ttgtgatatt gaggtcttcc ttcctaacaa attaatacta aaatgaaaca 4261gcttttcttg tgtccttaag acaaaataag gaaggaaaac gtagctgcag ttgtccacga 4321tggatattgg ttctttaaaa tatatctgaa agtagtagtc agaatgaatt atggttggaa 4381aactgaggaa tcttctggtt gcaggtgcaa agtgactttg tttattcttg tctcagtctc 4441cttgatagcc acttcactct gctactactc aactttctcc taaaaatact tcatctattt 4501tcagtccttt ctttctgtct actcaaaatg gttctattaa ctttgcagtc atgagcttgt 4561tccagttaca gtccctttga agttcagggt gataaacaga atattcttct gtagaggaag 4621agaaaggagt gaaagtttag cccactgaga cctagagctt tgtgatttcc taaccttgaa 4681actctgtaat ccctaaagtt aaaatctccg caagtggcac aacttcagaa ctaatagtat 4741cactttgatt tttctttttc ctcccttaga aagtttctct agttctatag tttatttgtt 4801gaaggtacta tgaccaaaga atcagctgct ctacaggaat agcatggttc cagtgaatta 4861gagaaaacct gctgtaaagc catggtagtg tctaagtggt atgttattat gatgtactag 4921catttattta cagaattatt tattaacgtt tacttccttc ccctctgtaa atgtccatga 4981ctattgccca gagaaggctt acccctctct agggttgcag ttgctttctt tgtaataagt 5041attttgccac acctgtaaaa aaaaaaacct cacttttaac tctctgcctt gtttgggtaa 5101aggcagtaac taagtttatg tttcagaact gcaaaacaaa caggatagtt accaatatgg 5161cccatgtatc agattgattt ttgtagcctc tcactgaatc caacatatcc acaagcaagt 5221tatctgtctt tctacctgat aatctaaatt atcaggatat ttgttttctg cctaaatgtt 5281tatactaagc cgaggggaga gaggtaccta gaccatgtca tctacaagct tcagtaacta 5341aagaaaaagg aacttccctg agtggcttga atgtgtttgc ccacagtcta tatctatgta 5401tatagaatgt ctgtatgtat tttacttatt taatatacat tgaatggtac cttgctacag 5461tatttctgac atttagagta gtgttgaaat actcggctag catcagcacc actatagcac 5521tgtccgtgtc atatgagtca ctaatattaa ctccagggac ttctggatag gctaatagat 5581cattggatac gaagggctct tttgaagctt cagtatacca tgtttgcata gtttatcttt 5641aaaaacaact ttaaaggttc ttttgtgagc caggatctca gactgccgta gcatgatgct 5701gtccatcttt agcgcatggg ctgagaacac ctcttccctg aggcttctga aggttgctgt 5761ctgtcatgag tgcatgaagg aggccaagag tttatgctat gggaggaaac agtcactgat 5821ttgcctagat tctgagagtc tggcccatag ccaaccacat tttcctttgg gataatttat 5881ttcctgtggc atctagccag aagaaattga ggatgtttcc tttcacagct gctccaagcc 5941tgttgcccaa ttcacggtac aagggagcac cccttccctt tcctctgaag gtacgccacc 6001cacctccgtc gcccacctca gcgcccagga gccttgggac ttccttccat atgataaatc 6061attcttcttc acgtcaatac acttcatatt aatttctagt acagaaaatc ttgacagcta 6121tcagaatgcc ttggtcatag tgttgttgca aaattgacca tacaggtggc ccatgtataa 6181aatctgaatt ttaggggttt gtccccacct cgcatgctgg cttttacagg gaggtgtctg 6241ggattcctca ttagcaatca aaacttaatt actgggatgc agagtcctta ctttatcgcc 6301agcccgtagg catttctgaa gtgcactttt ttgaaacatc attttgctaa ctctcagcag 6361tgtctaatta aactgagcaa tacttttgtg aattttaatt aatctcagca aaaccatgat 6421gggagagagt cctctgatgg aaatgtagtc cctggattat gtgtaacctt tttattcctc 6481ttagatgcag aggatagaaa gcattttttg gtgcagtggt cttgtggcaa acacaagacc 6541ctctatgcgt ctccaactgt tatcctaatc tagaaaatga ggactggccc ctgggcaaaa 6601gtgacatgag gaatttactc tggaagagga aaatctgggt ggctttccaa ggctaagata 6661ggtttgtatt tcaccctgtg gccaagctac agaacttctg agattgtgga agaatttttg 6721caaccagcag ggaaagaggc ctcttactgc ctaaacacaa agttacactg agcttttcta 6781ctgtcctttg cctattgctc cctctatcat gtaaagatct gggaaggatg agaggcaggg 6841cctgcttgtc atgagctgca ctcttttctt tttaactaat cattgacaat tggaagaaaa 6901ttgacgttaa agaagtttct ccattgtctt actaacaaaa ccttttgggt ttcattaatt 6961gtccttgaaa ttgagttcct ttggcatttt tccttgcagt catcagttaa gcatgttgca 7021tcctgaattc acagaagttt agctttgcag gtttgaatct ctgtaattta actcccgtgg 7081acttggtcga gttttcagca ggttgggagc cacctctctt catttcagca gtgagtcatc 7141ccttgacttt tcaaatgaca gaattttttc caattgtaaa attagcactg taaaacaaag 7201aaccaaagtg gcatcctaag agttgttaaa cctgaagtct agtttatgag gaattgtcca 7261agttggagtt taaatagtat ctgcttttgt ctcaaagcat ctaagttatt ctgacagaaa 7321atggtaagtc agctttgcag gcagatgcgc ctctgggcct cctaccttgc tccacagctt 7381tctggccatc ttgtctccca ggccatgcca ctgctctgcc acatgtcagc aaatttcttt 7441ccaccagtct tatagcatct tacatgatca aatcatcaca gaataacccc gtgatagatt 7501attgatagca atagagaggg gctttgtcac tgatttttct ctcagattcc ttttccatct 7561ctcatccata aaggaaggac tgaaatccaa aggcattctc cttttgtacc tacagtatcc 7621agaacccacg tgggcagcct tctgcttatg acaataattg gcccattgca tgcagagaga 7681atgtcttcat agagagaatg tcattaaata cttgaatctg catgacagtt tgacttgaat 7741gcaacagcag gaaaattttg caagttacat aattgtatat acagtaggtt ttcttaagtc 7801tcttcggttc atcctttgta atttgtgtgt gtatctgtag tattgcaggc ttttggagac 7861tattcttaca ggcagtatgt cagtcatcaa agaaaatgct gtcacctgcc attgttgtat 7921ttgtgggtat ttatagttgt atgtatgtaa atgcatcagt gtgtagattg catatcagtg 7981tatggtacat gtacatcaaa attatttttg tccttaatca gtgtgatatg aaaagcaagt 8041acaacctcat aggactgatt atataatgaa gttgttgaga gtatatatag tggtattgtt 8101ttattaaact taaactcaaa taatattttg attaaaattt ttaataagac tttatgctag 8161aaaattcttt gagctttgaa tcaccagggc aaaaatgact ttcaactaac cttgtgaatc 8221ttttgcagtg tactgtgtgc aataccaagg gcatagctcc ctgtaatttg ggaaatacag 8281aaagaaaaga aaaaaaaaaa aaaaggcagc ctgtgcagtc ttagtaactt tagtattaag 8341agcacttaaa gtcaaactga caattttggg cttattacaa aatgtgatgc tttaaagcac 8401acgttcttta ttgttgttgt aattagtcca taaaaaatat agctttcgga agaattaagt 8461acccaccata tcatttatgt atttgtgtat gttttacggg agatcaaacc actctcgtgg 8521tgccgcatcc gtactcgctt gacttggaag aaatatcaca agcactaaag tatatcaggg 8581catcccagga ttgggtactg tatcctaggt ttgcagttgc agaaattagc atctagtgtc 8641acaggtaaaa gaatttcagg accaggttta aactttattt taaatatttt tatacttagg 8701tctctttttc ctgcctctcc ccaaagaaga gccactggcc ttagttgttt gagcttactg 8761cttatattat agagtgtaaa taggtaacta gagactaaaa ttttattaac cagcatgttt 8821ggtatattta aagcagtgac tgagtgtgtt tgagtgagtg gctgagtgca gtgtcttttg 8881tttaaacaca ctgcctcgtg tctttgtagc tgattcagag agtttgaatt gtggggtggg 8941agactaactt cagctccagg ctgcagtaat gtgttggtag ttacacttga ggcatttttt 9001tgttgttgtt aattaactct atagtctcaa actatttttg caaatatatc atttttccta 9061attggttctt gacgtgcagt ggactggctc tgtgaatgat tggcagggtc ttagttttgc 9121gagagtattt ccttctaaga attattgtga tctgcagaaa cagccatttg attcaaaaat 9181catgtagaaa aggagtagga gaagcaaaac gtttcatttt tgggccttaa ccatttgaaa 9241tgtttggact ttaaacataa agccatggag tttataaagc caagtaacca tttgatatgg 9301ataataatat ctactctaga gagagtatat atatgcacat tgatttttaa tgctgttaag 9361atacttttgt aaaactgtag gaacaagagt aattagacca aattgaagct taggggacag 9421taaagtggtt gctttccatt tagggtaacc atgcatgtgg ttagtcctct cctcctgaga 9481ttcagaacca gttgactgtc cccttaggtg tataaggaga aaagttgaca tgtctgggac 9541ctctgacatg tgtacacatg cttgcacaca tgcacacaca gtgaatgttt taagttatac 9601aaacataaga ccttaagatg caaagagcca gaatattcta aagaggtgat gaacagaggg 9661ggtggaaact gcatcacaga tgttttccaa gggccagggt ggaatctgag ctctagtgtc 9721tgactttgag atgcattata tttttaacac ataaatgagg ggatccatat cacattcttt 9781cttgtggacc accaaattga aggctttctt gtaattcaca agcagcagct ctccagcatc 9841tctccgtagc ctgggtgaag tcccagaagc tggtgtgcat cattttccaa ggtggcagag 9901ctgcttgctc tgcagatcat tcctttgaga gaggagtaca agtgaagaaa caaggaggca 9961cttcctgtag gagcactgat gtgccttgtc cacactcccc tctgagcttt actggtaaga 10021gagctccgac tgaacatgct gagcagttga gcacttttcc atcagcaaca acagcgagga 10081tggaaatgga aaggaaccga actaaaatgc atttcccttt gcagggcaga gagctaagct 10141cttaggaata gtgttataga aataagcacc ctaacttcaa ttcctgaaaa tgttggttaa 10201tggagagaat tttggagttt cacttaatat tttcccatcg gtcgccataa ataagtcttc 10261aggcgctcct agaagagtcc cagcccaagg ctcgattaag gaccacactg caggtctgag 10321gctcactgct ctgagtcctg aacaccagag ccctgcagag agtggtgata acacatcatc 10381tctgcaaaga ggaacctctc ccccggccgc cacttcactc aggcttctac tgagcagcaa 10441ggacagcctg ggtttcaaat gccacttccc ctgctttagg gatccaggtg tcctgatagc 10501gtgaccctgc tgaggcaagg tatcaactcc gagagtgact gagtcactga gcgtggcaca 10561tgaacaaacg tcatgacaaa gattctctga gtgaagttaa caccacgtat tttacctttg 10621caaaaaacaa actggcaccc tgagttctaa ctacggacgg acgatatctt tgcctccaca 10681cccagattcc tggaaatggc taacgtttcc tttctagggg aagggtcgag gaatactcaa 10741gtgctagctt agcagctttg ttcagtccag atcagagctg ttaggtaaag gcctaaccac 10801ctccctgcag tctcttatat ctcaagcttt aggaacccat ttctaaatgt acactagcgg 10861agaatttata ttgtcagcct tgattaccat aggacaggca gaaaggcgat aatttgtatc 10921ttttaatata aaagaagctt ttaacttttc cagcctatta taataactga gttatattca 10981ctgtggctca aactaattgg cattgtggaa catttcttta ccttcaaagt tttctccacc 11041aatcatttca gttctattgc agtcctggtg ccatatgtcc cctgcaaatt gtgaaagtaa 11101ttagtgacaa aatagcagcc tgctcctttt caatggcgaa actgtcggca ttagcagttt 11161tgggtaagct ggcggtacta taacacgtac tggaaacctg ttcctcatca ccacctacca 11221gattctggaa atgccgtctt ctagaaaacg atggcgtttg tggtggtctt cttttgaaag 11281gaacagtaat ttgtgtggat attgttaaag tgtttaaaga atattttgac aattaagttt 11341acattttaca attgctttat tttttattaa aatagttgta tataaatatt accctatttc 11401actgttgttc aagtaaatct aaaccttgta gacaagtgag tcatctgata tgtatagaag 11461ctgtgatata tagagtacat ttattgtgta aatgtttatg aatataattg ttcctgtgtt 11521tttataagtt ggggatattt tgttgtttta cggcaacaaa atttattgca tttaaatggt 11581ttttatgtaa tagaaatcac gcaaaatagt gaaggattta aaatatgtat atgatacatg 11641taaatgtaca aactttagaa agaaataaat ccaacaaatt tcaatca

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human QPCT is available asNCBI accession number NM_012413 (gi: 68216098). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:157.

1 ggcgatggga aggcgggcgc agtcgaccca agggtggaga agagggaagg cgaaggacgc 61gcgttcccgg gctcgtgacc gccagcggcc cggggaaccc gctcccagac agactcggag 121agatggcagg cggaagacac cggcgcgtcg tgggcaccct ccacctgctg ctgctggtgg 181ccgccctgcc ctgggcatcc aggggggtca gtccgagtgc ctcagcctgg ccagaggaga 241agaattacca ccagccagcc attttgaatt catcggctct tcggcaaatt gcagaaggca 301ccagtatctc tgaaatgtgg caaaatgact tacagccatt gctgatagag cgatacccgg 361gatcccctgg aagctatgct gctcgtcagc acatcatgca gcgaattcag aggcttcagg 421ctgactgggt cttggaaata gacaccttct tgagtcagac accctatggg taccggtctt 481tctcaaatat catcagcacc ctcaatccca ctgctaaacg acatttggtc ctcgcctgcc 541actatgactc caagtatttt tcccactgga acaacagagt gtttgtagga gccactgatt 601cagccgtgcc atgtgcaatg atgttggaac ttgctcgtgc cttagacaag aaactccttt 661ccttaaagac tgtttcagac tccaagccag atttgtcact ccagctgatc ttctttgatg 721gtgaagaggc ttttcttcac tggtctcctc aagattctct ctatgggtct cgacacttag 781ctgcaaagat ggcatcgacc ccgcacccac ctggagcgag aggcaccagc caactgcatg 841gcatggattt attggtctta ttggatttga ttggagctcc aaacccaacg tttcccaatt 901tttttccaaa ctcagccagg tggttcgaaa gacttcaagc aattgaacat gaacttcatg 961aattgggttt gctcaaggat cactctttgg aggggcggta tttccagaat tacagttatg 1021gaggtgtgat tcaggatgac catattccat ttttaagaag aggtgttcca gttctgcatc 1081tgataccgtc tcctttccct gaagtctggc acaccatgga tgacaatgaa gaaaatttgg 1141atgaatcaac cattgacaat ctaaacaaaa tcctacaagt ctttgtgttg gaatatcttc 1201atttgtaata ctctgattta gtttaggata attggttcta gaattgaatt caaaagtcaa 1261ggcatcattt aaaataatct gatttcagac aaatgctgtg tggaaacatc tatcctatag 1321atcatcctat tcttatgtgt ctttggttat cagatcaatt acagaataat tgtgttgtga 1381tattgtgtcc taaattgctc attaattttt atttacagat tgaaaaagag ggaccgtgta 1441aagaaaatgg aaaataaata tctttcaaag actcttttag ataaacacga tgaggcaaaa 1501tcaggttcat tcattcaacg atagtttctc aacagtactt aaatagcggt tggaaaacgt 1561agccttcatt ttatgatttt ttcatatgtg gaaatctatt acatgtaata caaaacaaac 1621atgtagtttg aaggcggtca gatttctttg agaaatcttt gtagagttaa ttttatggaa 1681attaaaatca gaattaaatg ctaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human RAB27A is available asNCBI accession number NM_004580 (gi: 34485707). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:158.

1 gttttgaaag ttgatggagc gaactgcttt tccaaagact cttttgaaaa actttttaag 61taggccattc tgactttaac atttctcttt gtcttaacat tagacaaaaa gtaaccttcc 121tgaagaggac atgtgattgg aagttgtcaa ttgttgaagc attggtaact ccagtctcta 181acgttttaga aaatcataac aagcggttct ctaccctgta aaggtgaact actgagttct 241tcattatgtc tgatggagat tatgattacc tcatcaagtt tttagctttg ggagactctg 301gtgtagggaa gaccagtgta ctttaccaat atacagatgg taaatttaac tccaaattta 361tcacaacagt gggcattgat ttcagggaaa aaagagtggt gtacagagcc agtgggccgg 421atggagccac tggcagaggc cagagaatcc acctgcagtt atgggacaca gcagggcagg 481agaggtttcg tagcttaacg acagcgttct tcagagatgc tatgggtttt cttctacttt 541ttgatctgac aaatgagcaa agtttcctca atgtcagaaa ctggataagc cagctacaga 601tgcatgcata ttgtgaaaac ccagatatag tgctgtgtgg aaacaagagt gatctggagg 661accagagagt agtgaaagag gaggaagcca tagcactcgc agagaaatat ggaatcccct 721actttgaaac tagtgctgcc aatgggacaa acataagcca agcaattgag atgcttctgg 781acctgataat gaagcgaatg gaacggtgtg tggacaagtc ctggattcct gaaggagtgg 841tgcgatcaaa tggtcatgcc tctacggatc agttaagtga agaaaaggag aaaggggcat 901gtggctgttg agaagtcaag taagcgacat agtagttcag gtggcccatg cctgggatct 961tctctatgat tgatacatgg cacagtgaga gattaatggg cattgtgtac aaattgcttc 1021tcaccatccc cattagacct acgaataaag catccggttc taaaattaat ttgttgcagc 1081tttgtaaata tttctttaag attcagcctg agagttagga gaaatatttc agagccaaaa 1141gtgccttata caaccttagc ctattatagt aaatcattca aggattcaga attttgcagt 1201cacagaagag tgtatttatt atgtagaatg aatgagggta ctgtcacctg ccttaatgta 1261ggtaggccca gagtcttaca tttaagatct tacatgcagt tataaaaccg ccacagtctt 1321caatccagat ttgaagactc atgccatagg tgacattcta aaataccatt aaagccactt 1381aaatgttaaa taagaatata catgcacatc agctcaatgt ctttgagtat taattttatg 1441taagcattct atttaacatg aatataggac aaatcatggc tatatctata gaccttggat 1501aaactggatt gaccaattat acactcacgg tgactttttt attggtggga aggggattgg 1561ggtggggcag gctggcttaa tgtaatatga gcaaccaaag tgggacttct gtctccccgc 1621tatattccca ttgctctgaa tggttgattg aagggtcagg gaactagatt ttatggcttt 1681agttcactgt gattgtacat ttatacttgg cctatgtgct ggccgcacct gaacatagct 1741ggtgcttatg ccgagttatt tgcgatgagt aaatatttag tttctttttc ttcatattta 1801taatgttgat ctggcatcct caggctgcag ctttattagc ttataactta ctcatctcta 1861tctttaccag caggctctgt attgttgata tttgcaactt gttttgcttt tccattggtg 1921gaattgaaat aattagtttt taattacata agatgcctgt ttgctatttg gtggaagata 1981gatgttcata ttgaagcagt cacatttgta ctgtagttca ataaaagaaa aatgaagtat 2041tctgtagcct atatttttca tagagctcat gagcatttac tgtacttgct gggtcttgcc 2101aagatcattt attccgctgc attgccaaag tgtcttcata ccaaattaaa ggtggtttta 2161atatatgttt catggaagtt gtttataaaa ttcaaaggta tttcatttag gtgaaaagtc 2221ttatttatta aagtggtttg aataaagtag atcaaaactt ccagagatct taatggctat 2281ataggaagaa atatcactca ccataattta aataaagaat aaaaatactt gtattttgtg 2341gtggcaaatg tttggtagaa ctgtaattag aaaaatacaa gtatatttgc gtgatggtta 2401cactagaagc ccagacttta cgactacaca atatattcat gtatctaaac tgtacttgta 2461ccccctaaat ttatttttaa aaaaggaaaa ataaaagtat catgaaaaaa cctatttttt 2521tttccactgt ccttccacta ctcccataac aaacttatcc atggttggta aaattttaca 2581tatttctatc cttgaaatga aggcttcttt taaattccaa agaagtcatg gaggcctgtg 2641catttgaatt gtatatgcta gtgaggaaaa gatttagaca tttcaagagc agggttggcc 2701aggcgcggtg gctcacacct gtaatcccag cactttggga ggccgaggag ggcggatcac 2761gaggtcagga gatcgagacc atcctggcta acacagtgaa accccatctc tactaaaaaa 2821aaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human RXRG is available asNCBI accession number NM_006917 (gi: 58331205). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:159.

1 gtggcaagag tagcggtgac ggcggcggcg gcggcggcgg cagcattatg cgtgattact 61gacaggcacc agctgctgcc gccacagccg tctcaaacgc actatgtgga ctctccgatc 121tagaggcaga ttcctgacta atcccagagg gctggcccag cctgtgctcc ccgggctgct 181aggaagcgat gaccactctt gttagcccaa gttgaagaaa gccgggctgt gcctgggagc 241cgagagaggc ggtaatattt agaagctgca caggagagga acatgaactg acgagtaaac 301atgtatggaa attattctca cttcatgaag tttcccgcag gctatggagg ctcccctggc 361cacactggct ctacatccat gagcccatca gcagccttgt ccacagggaa gccaatggac 421agccacccca gctacacaga taccccagtg agtgccccac ggactctgag tgcagtgggg 481acccccctca atgccctggg ctctccatat cgagtcatca cctctgccat gggcccaccc 541tcaggagcac ttgcagcgcc tccaggaatc aacttggttg ccccacccag ctctcagcta 601aatgtggtca acagtgtcag cagttcagag gacatcaagc ccttaccagg gcttcccggg 661attggaaaca tgaactaccc atccaccagc cccggatctc tggttaaaca catctgtgcc 721atctgtggag acagatcctc aggaaagcac tacggggtat acagttgtga aggctgcaaa 781gggttcttca agaggacgat aaggaaggac ctcatctaca cgtgtcggga taataaagac 841tgcctcattg acaagcgtca gcgcaaccgc tgccagtact gtcgctatca gaagtgcctt 901gtcatgggca tgaagaggga agctgtgcaa gaagaaagac agaggagccg agagcgagct 961gagagtgagg cagaatgtgc taccagtggt catgaagaca tgcctgtgga gaggattcta 1021gaagctgaac ttgctgttga accaaagaca gaatcctatg gtgacatgaa tatggagaac 1081tcgacaaatg accctgttac caacatatgt catgctgctg acaagcagct tttcaccctc 1141gttgaatggg ccaagcgtat tccccacttc tctgacctca ccttggagga ccaggtcatt 1201ttgcttcggg cagggtggaa tgaattgctg attgcctctt tctcccaccg ctcagtttcc 1261gtgcaggatg gcatccttct ggccacgggt ttacatgtcc accggagcag tgcccacagt 1321gctggggtcg gctccatctt tgacagagtc ctaactgagc tggtttccaa aatgaaagac 1381atgcagatgg acaagtcgga actgggatgc ctgcgagcca ttgtactctt taacccagat 1441gccaagggcc tgtccaaccc ctctgaggtg gagactctgc gagagaaggt ttatgccacc 1501cttgaggcct acaccaagca gaagtatccg gaacagccag gcaggtttgc caagctgctg 1561ctgcgcctcc cagctctgcg ttccattggc ttgaaatgcc tggagcacct cttcttcttc 1621aagctcatcg gggacacccc cattgacacc ttcctcatgg agatgttgga gaccccgctg 1681cagatcacct gagccccacc agccacagcc tccccaccca ggatgacccc tgggcaggtg 1741tgtgtggacc cccaccctgc actttcctcc acctcccacc ctgaccccct tcctgtcccc 1801aaaatgtgat gcttataata aagaaaacct ttctacacat gaaaaaaaaa aaaaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human SDC4 is available asNCBI accession number NM_002999 (gi: 38201674). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:160.

1 actcgccgca gcctgcgcgc cttctccagt ccgcggtgcc atggcccccg cccgtctgtt 61cgcgctgctg ctgttcttcg taggcggagt cgccgagtcg atccgagaga ctgaggtcat 121cgacccccag gacctcctag aaggccgata cttctccgga gccctaccag acgatgagga 181tgtagtgggg cccgggcagg aatctgatga ctttgagctg tctggctctg gagatctgga 241tgacttggaa gactccatga tcggccctga agttgtccat cccttggtgc ctctagataa 301ccatatccct gagagggcag ggtctgggag ccaagtcccc accgaaccca agaaactaga 361ggagaatgag gttatcccca agagaatctc acccgttgaa gagagtgagg atgtgtccaa 421caaggtgtca atgtccagca ctgtgcaggg cagcaacatc tttgagagaa cggaggtcct 481ggcagctctg attgtgggtg gcatcgtggg catcctcttt gccgtcttcc tgatcctact 541gctcatgtac cgtatgaaga agaaggatga aggcagctat gacctgggca agaaacccat 601ctacaagaaa gcccccacca atgagttcta cgcgtgaagc ttgcttgtgg gcactggctt 661ggactttagc ggggagggaa gccaggggat tttgaagggt ggacattagg gtagggtgag 721gtcaacctaa tactgacttg tcagtatctc cagctctgat tacctttgaa gtgttcagaa 781gagacattgt cttctactgt tctgccaggt tcttcttgag ctttgggcct cagttgccct 841ggcagaaaaa tggattcaac ttggcctttc tgaaggcaag actgggattg gatcacttct 901taaacttcca gttaagaatc taggtccgcc ctcaagccca tactgaccat gcctcatcca 961gagctcctct gaagccaggg ggctaacgga tgttgtgtgg agtcctggct ggaggtcctc 1021ccccagtggc cttcctccct tcctttcaca gccggtctct ctgccaggaa atgggggaag 1081gaactagaac cacctgcacc ttgagatgtt tctgtaaatg ggtacttgtg atcacactac 1141gggaatctct gtggtatata cctggggcca ttctaggctc tttcaagtga cttttggaaa 1201tcaacctttt ttatttgggg gggaggatgg ggaaaagagc tgagagttta tgctgaaatg 1261gatttataga atatttgtaa atctattttt agtgtttgtt cgttttttta actgttcatt 1321cctttgtgca gagtgtatat ctctgcctgg gcaagagtgt ggaggtgccg aggtgtcttc 1381attctctcgc acatttccac agcacctgct aagtttgtat ttaatggttt ttgtttttgt 1441ttttgtttgt ttcttgaaaa tgagagaaga gccggagaga tgatttttat taattttttt 1501tttttttttt tttttttact atttatagct ttagataggg cctcccttcc cctcttcttt 1561ctttgttctc tttcattaaa ccccttcccc agtttttttt ttatacttta aaccccgctc 1621ctcatggcct tggccctttc tgaagctgct tcctcttata aaatagcttt tgccgaaaca 1681tagttttttt ttagcagatc ccaaaatata atgaagggga tggtgggata tttgtgtctg 1741tgttcttata atatattatt attcttcctt ggttctagaa aaatagataa atatattttt 1801ttcaggaaat agtgtggtgt ttccagtttg atgttgctgg gtggttgagt gagtgaattt 1861tcatgtggct gggtgggttt ttgccttttt ctcttgccct gttcctggtg ccttctgatg 1921gggctggaat agttgaggtg gatggttcta ccctttctgc cttctgtttg ggacccagct 1981ggtgttcttt ggtttgcttt cttcaggctc tagggctgtg ctatccaata cagtaaccac 2041atgcggctgt ttaaagttaa gccaattaaa atcacataag attaaaaatt ccttcctcag 2101ttgcactaac cacgtttcta gaggcgtcac tgtatgtagt tcatggctac tgtactgaca 2161gcgagagcat gtccatctgt tggacagcac tattctagag aactaaactg gcttaacgag 2221tcacagcctc agctgtgctg ggacgaccct tgtctccctg ggtagggggg ggggaatggg 2281ggagggctga tgaggcccca gctggggcct gttgtctggg accctccctc tcctgagagg 2341ggaggcctgg tggcttagcc tgggcaggtc gtgtctcctc ctgaccccag tggctgcggt 2401gaggggaacc accctccctt gctgcaccag tggccattag ctcccgtcac cactgcaacc 2461cagggtccca gctggctggg tcctcttctg cccccagtgc ccttcccctt gggctgtgtt 2521ggagtgagca cctcctctgt aggcacctct cacactgttg tctgttactg attttttttg 2581ataaaaagat aataaaacct ggtactttct aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human SERPINA1 is availableas NCBI accession number NM_001127707 (gi: 189163541). This sequence isrecited below for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:161.

1 tgggcaggaa ctgggcactg tgcccagggc atgcactgcc tccacgcagc aaccctcaga 61gtcctgagct gaaccaagaa ggaggagggg gtcgggcctc cgaggaaggc ctagccgctg 121ctgctgccag gaattccagg ttggaggggc ggcaacctcc tgccagcctt caggccactc 181tcctgtgcct gccagaagag acagagcttg aggagagctt gaggagagca ggaaagcctc 241ccccgttgcc cctctggatc cactgcttaa atacggacga ggacagggcc ctgtctcctc 301agcttcaggc accaccactg acctgggaca gtgaatcgac aatgccgtct tctgtctcgt 361ggggcatcct cctgctggca ggcctgtgct gcctggtccc tgtctccctg gctgaggatc 421cccagggaga tgctgcccag aagacagata catcccacca tgatcaggat cacccaacct 481tcaacaagat cacccccaac ctggctgagt tcgccttcag cctataccgc cagctggcac 541accagtccaa cagcaccaat atcttcttct ccccagtgag catcgctaca gcctttgcaa 601tgctctccct ggggaccaag gctgacactc acgatgaaat cctggagggc ctgaatttca 661acctcacgga gattccggag gctcagatcc atgaaggctt ccaggaactc ctccgtaccc 721tcaaccagcc agacagccag ctccagctga ccaccggcaa tggcctgttc ctcagcgagg 781gcctgaagct agtggataag tttttggagg atgttaaaaa gttgtaccac tcagaagcct 841tcactgtcaa cttcggggac accgaagagg ccaagaaaca gatcaacgat tacgtggaga 901agggtactca agggaaaatt gtggatttgg tcaaggagct tgacagagac acagtttttg 961ctctggtgaa ttacatcttc tttaaaggca aatgggagag accctttgaa gtcaaggaca 1021ccgaggaaga ggacttccac gtggaccagg tgaccaccgt gaaggtgcct atgatgaagc 1081gtttaggcat gtttaacatc cagcactgta agaagctgtc cagctgggtg ctgctgatga 1141aatacctggg caatgccacc gccatcttct tcctgcctga tgaggggaaa ctacagcacc 1201tggaaaatga actcacccac gatatcatca ccaagttcct ggaaaatgaa gacagaaggt 1261ctgccagctt acatttaccc aaactgtcca ttactggaac ctatgatctg aagagcgtcc 1321tgggtcaact gggcatcact aaggtcttca gcaatggggc tgacctctcc ggggtcacag 1381aggaggcacc cctgaagctc tccaaggccg tgcataaggc tgtgctgacc atcgacgaga 1441aagggactga agctgctggg gccatgtttt tagaggccat acccatgtct atcccccccg 1501aggtcaagtt caacaaaccc tttgtcttct taatgattga acaaaatacc aagtctcccc 1561tcttcatggg aaaagtggtg aatcccaccc aaaaataact gcctctcgct cctcaacccc 1621tcccctccat ccctggcccc ctccctggat gacattaaag aagggttgag ctggtccctg 1681cctgcatgtg actgtaaatc cctcccatgt tttctctgag tctccctttg cctgctgagg 1741ctgtatgtgg gctccaggta acagtgctgt cttcgggccc cctgaactgt gttcatggag 1801catctggctg ggtaggcaca tgctgggctt gaatccaggg gggactgaat cctcagctta 1861cggacctggg cccatctgtt tctggagggc tccagtcttc cttgtcctgt cttggagtcc 1921ccaagaagga atcacagggg aggaaccaga taccagccat gaccccaggc tccaccaagc 1981atcttcatgt ccccctgctc atcccccact cccccccacc cagagttgct catcctgcca 2041gggctggctg tgcccacccc aaggctgccc tcctgggggc cccagaactg cctgatcgtg 2101ccgtggccca gttttgtggc atctgcagca acacaagaga gaggacaatg tcctcctctt 2161gacccgctgt cacctaacca gactcgggcc ctgcacctct caggcacttc tggaaaatga 2221ctgaggcaga ttcttcctga agcccattct ccatggggca acaaggacac ctattctgtc 2281cttgtccttc catcgctgcc ccagaaagcc tcacatatct ccgtttagaa tcaggtccct 2341tctccccaga tgaagaggag ggtctctgct ttgttttctc tatctcctcc tcagacttga 2401ccaggcccag caggccccag aagaccatta ccctatatcc cttctcctcc ctagtcacat 2461ggccataggc ctgctgatgg ctcaggaagg ccattgcaag gactcctcag ctatgggaga 2521ggaagcacat cacccattga cccccgcaac ccctcccttt cctcctctga gtcccgactg 2581gggccacatg cagcctgact tctttgtgcc tgttgctgtc cctgcagtct tcagagggcc 2641accgcagctc cagtgccacg gcaggaggct gttcctgaat agcccctgtg gtaagggcca 2701ggagagtcct tccatcctcc aaggccctgc taaaggacac agcagccagg aagtcccctg 2761ggcccctagc tgaaggacag cctgctccct ccgtctctac caggaatggc cttgtcctat 2821ggaaggcact gccccatccc aaactaatct aggaatcact gtctaaccac tcactgtcat 2881gaatgtgtac ttaaaggatg aggttgagtc ataccaaata gtgatttcga tagttcaaaa 2941tggtgaaatt agcaattcta catgattcag tctaatcaat ggataccgac tgtttcccac 3001acaagtctcc tgttctctta agcttactca ctgacagcct ttcactctcc acaaatacat 3061taaagatatg gccatcacca agccccctag gatgacacca gacctgagag tctgaagacc 3121tggatccaag ttctgacttt tccccctgac agctgtgtga ccttcgtgaa gtcgccaaac 3181ctctctgagc cccagtcatt gctagtaaga cctgcctttg agttggtatg atgttcaagt 3241tagataacaa aatgtttata cccattagaa cagagaataa atagaactac atttcttgca

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human SLC25A15 is availableas NCBI accession number NM_014252 (gi: 237649033). This sequence isrecited below for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:162.

1 tgggggcggt ggcagggccg gtgggcggtg gcggctcccg gtctcggctc gggcacggcc 61ctgggcaggc cgcccgccag ccgcaggggc gctcctgagc ttcgcggggc cgcagtccgg 121gatgcctgcg cgaagggagg ggcgaagggc cggccgttgc cgacgtgggt gttaagtggc 181cgccccagcc ggcgacccgg agccgagagc gggcggcgga gcctgagctg gacgcggcca 241cgccggcgcg gcgggatatg tggtgcctgt cataagctcc agagagctgc cttccacaag 301accagcagaa gagtgggcaa acatgaaatc caatcctgct atccaggctg ccattgacct 361cacagcgggg gctgcaggag gtacagcatg tgtactgacc gggcagccct ttgacacaat 421gaaagtgaag atgcagacgt tccctgacct gtaccggggc ctcaccgact gctgcctgaa 481gacttactcc caggtgggct tccgtggctt ctacaagggt accagtccag cactaatcgc 541caacatcgct gagaactcag tcctcttcat gtgctacggc ttctgccagc aggtggtgcg 601gaaagtggct ggattggaca agcaggcaaa gctgagtgat ctgcagaatg cagccgccgg 661ttccttcgcc tctgcctttg ctgcactggt gctctgcccc acggagctcg tgaagtgccg 721gctgcagacc atgtatgaga tggagacatc agggaagata gccaagagcc agaatacagt 781gtggtctgtc atcaaaagta ttcttaggaa agatggcccc ttggggttct accatggact 841ctcaagcact ttacttcgag aagtaccagg ctatttcttc ttcttcggtg gctatgaact 901gagccggtcc ttttttgcat cagggagatc aaaagatgaa ttaggccctg tacctttgat 961gttaagtggt ggagttggtg ggatttgcct ctggcttgcg gtatacccag tggattgtat 1021caaatccaga attcaagttc tttccatgtc tggaaaacag gcaggattta tcagaacctt 1081tataaatgtt gtgaaaaatg aaggaataac ggccttatat tctggactga aacctactat 1141gattcgagca ttccctgcca atggagcact ctttttggcc tacgaatata gcaggaagtt 1201gatgatgaac cagttggaag catactgaag tgtcttggtg ggcctgagcc aagcacaggt 1261gtttgaggac tacagttcat ctcagggttt cttggagtac aagaccagtg tgaagttatt 1321ctgatttctt gggaattttg ctttttgtct tcccttctac cctacatctt aaactttatg 1381gaagaacctc tattttgcat catatcattt ctgtccataa ttgtactgaa atagaaaagt 1441gaccgctctt gctcttggta aaatatagag tggtcagtag ccttatgcac ctaattcaaa 1501aggtggaata tagttctgtc agggctttta cgtaaacctc cacttgtaca tgcaatttgg 1561acagttatgt gttgagggaa atacagtttg gtaccttgtt tatttcaaat atcagaaaaa 1621cccagaggtg atcatttctc atgaagatgc ttataaatgg ttgcttaacc cattctagat 1681gtagggtctg cttaatgtgt gtacttttct aagtggttga ttatttttta tttttttgat 1741acagagtctc actctgtcac ccagactgga gtgcagtggc acgatctcgg ctcactgcaa 1801cctccgcctc ctgggttcaa gcgattctct cacctcagcc tcctgagtag ctgggattac 1861aggtacgcgc caccatgtcc agctaatttt ttttggtatt ttttgtagag acgaggtttc 1921accatgttgt ccaggttggt ctcgaactcc tgacctcaag tgatccgccc acctcggcct 1981cccaaagtgc tgggattact ggtgtgagcc accatgccca gccagtggtt gaatttttta 2041aaaagtgttc atggggtgct tgaaaactaa aatatccttc tagatttgta agacagtata 2101cctgcatact ggtgtggctt ccacacttga gtaaaagctt cagagtaggt atcctagatt 2161tccccaagat gctctactct taaaatagtg ccattcattt tctaggtggg atcatattcc 2221acgctgacta tattgctagg ggtggcccag agggtcaggc ctttgggaaa tagcatggcc 2281tttaccagct tcccttctct cccaaagaac ttcccttctt gggctttaga ttgaggaagg 2341ggctgagtgg taggcggtgc tgctgtgctc tgatgaagac ccatgtggct agcaacagcg 2401cttacctttt gtctctgggt cctggcctgg ggccatcaat ccactttggg ccactcactg 2461tctgctctgc ctccaccaat cagaaaccct tccaaggaac agtgagagcc aaagccaaga 2521gaagccttct tccctgtttg gtgattgtgt gacagtgggt gaacctctct cagagagaac 2581tagaaagaac tcagtgcttg tactccacag tgagtaatgt caggtctgac ccatcctgaa 2641gcctgtcttg ccatgctttt acagtgttgg aggcttctac atttggtact tgcagtcagt 2701aagtcttaat gatgactgta tatgtgatat gagtttataa agcaatggaa cataagaaaa 2761gcaattgtag gccaggcgca gtggctcacg cctataatcc cagcactttg ggaggctgag 2821gcgggcgggt cacaaggtca ggagttcgag aacagcctga ccaacatggt gaaaccccat 2881ctctactaaa aatacaaaaa ttagctgggc gtggtggcac gtgcctgtaa tcccagctac 2941tcaggaggct gaggcaggag aatcgcttga acccgggagg cagaggttgc agtgaactga 3001gattgtgcca ctgcactcca gactgggtga cacagcgaga cttcatctca aaaaaaaaaa 3061gaaaagaaaa gcaattgtac ttcactatgc catatgtatg tattcactga ccaaaaattc 3121actgaccaac caaccaaact ccacacttca tctgatcccc catagacttg gggatggaca 3181gctgttcttt ggccatatgg tataagagga tcattcttgt cactacttaa gttagcctca 3241tcattttgtg ctgctccaac accagcaggg tatctcccaa taaagtgttc ctaagcagcc 3301tgtatactga gtgcaagcag gctatcaatt ttaataatag tccataccat gtatgtgttt 3361ctgtcagcag aatgtacatg ttgtacaaaa cctccaggtt ccttaagctt tttgctgtcc 3421atgaatcctc tgtggcaact gtaatcacag agccagaagc cagagggcca gggatatgag 3481aggctgacaa acatcagggg acatctgggg aggagatccc tgtcatgtct cttgtgccat 3541ggagctatta tggctggtct tccatttgct ttttctttaa gtgaaaacca tttttctact 3601ttgcttttct ctccatactt aaatggtcag tagctactga gtggtgcttt atctgaatag 3661gcctggatcg aagtaaaata gaaatgggac tggctttcca caggaagtaa actgcttcag 3721agcccacagt cccctgctca gtgtccggaa agaagtcagt catccctgtt ggcagtaaat 3781cttcccacag gccgtccatt agagatttaa ctagatatgt tcaatagaaa gagtctgagg 3841caagtggaaa tgaggaacgg aaacttaggt tgggagaata tttttttttt attcattctg 3901tttgcttaat tcagagtaca gtttgtgcta tttcatatct gtactccagg cagaaatata 3961acttgaaaat actgtgtcta aagaaatttc agtgttctat cattaaatta tttacttaat 4021aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human SLC4A4 is available asNCBI accession number NM_001098484 (gi: 197927157). This sequence isrecited below for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:163.

1 gcggcggcgg ccgcggtggc agcgaaggcg gcggcggcgg cggcagtggc agtggccgct 61gcagccccac actccgccgc caaactggag gagcgacgga agccagaccc caggaggatg 121gaggatgaag ctgtcctgga cagaggggct tccttcctca agcatgtgtg tgatgaagaa 181gaagtagaag gccaccatac catttacatc ggagtccatg tgccgaagag ttacaggaga 241aggagacgtc acaagagaaa gacagggcac aaagaaaaga aggaaaagga gagaatctct 301gagaactact ctgacaaatc agatattgaa aatgctgatg aatccagcag cagcatccta 361aaacctctca tctctcctgc tgcagaacgc atccgattca tcttgggaga ggaggatgac 421agcccagctc cccctcagct cttcacggaa ctggatgagc tgctggccgt ggatgggcag 481gagatggagt ggaaggaaac agccaggtgg atcaagtttg aagaaaaagt ggaacagggt 541ggggaaagat ggagcaagcc ccatgtggcc acattgtccc ttcatagttt atttgagctg 601aggacatgta tggagaaagg atccatcatg cttgatcggg aggcttcttc tctcccacag 661ttggtggaga tgattgttga ccatcagatt gagacaggcc tattgaaacc tgaacttaag 721gataaggtga cctatacttt gctccggaag caccggcatc aaaccaagaa atccaacctt 781cggtccctgg ctgacattgg gaagacagtc tccagtgcaa gtaggatgtt taccaaccct 841gataatggta gcccagccat gacccatagg aatctgactt cctccagtct gaatgacatt 901tctgataaac cggagaagga ccagctgaag aataagttca tgaaaaaatt gccacgtgat 961gcagaagctt ccaacgtgct tgttggggag gttgactttt tggatactcc tttcattgcc 1021tttgttaggc tacagcaggc tgtcatgctg ggtgccctga ctgaagttcc tgtgcccaca 1081aggttcttgt tcattctctt aggtcctaag gggaaagcca agtcctacca cgagattggc 1141agagccattg ccaccctgat gtctgatgag gtgttccatg acattgctta taaagcaaaa 1201gacaggcacg acctgattgc tggtattgat gagttcctag atgaagtcat cgtccttcca 1261cctggggaat gggatccagc aattaggata gagcctccta agagtcttcc atcctctgac 1321aaaagaaaga atatgtactc aggtggagag aatgttcaga tgaatgggga tacgccccat 1381gatggaggtc acggaggagg aggacatggg gattgtgaag aattgcagcg aactggacgg 1441ttctgtggtg gactaattaa agacataaag aggaaagcgc cattttttgc cagtgatttt 1501tatgatgctt taaatattca agctctttcg gcaattctct tcatttatct ggcaactgta 1561actaatgcta tcacttttgg aggactgctt ggggatgcca ctgacaacat gcagggcgtg 1621ttggagagtt tcctgggcac tgctgtctct ggagccatct tttgcctttt tgctggtcaa 1681ccactcacta ttctgagcag caccggacct gtcctagttt ttgagaggct tctatttaat 1741ttcagcaagg acaataattt tgactatttg gagtttcgcc tttggattgg cctgtggtcc 1801gccttcctat gtctcatttt ggtagccact gatgccagct tcttggttca atacttcaca 1861cgtttcacgg aggagggctt ttcctctctg attagcttca tctttatcta tgatgctttc 1921aagaagatga tcaagcttgc agattactac cccatcaact ccaacttcaa agtgggctac 1981aacactctct tttcctgtac ctgtgtgcca cctgacccag ctaatatctc aatatctaat 2041gacaccacac tggccccaga gtatttgcca actatgtctt ctactgacat gtaccataat 2101actacctttg actgggcatt tttgtcgaag aaggagtgtt caaaatacgg aggaaacctc 2161gtcgggaaca actgtaattt tgttcctgat atcacactca tgtcttttat cctcttcttg 2221ggaacctaca cctcttccat ggctctgaaa aaattcaaaa ctagtcctta ttttccaacc 2281acagcaagaa aactgatcag tgattttgcc attatcttgt ccattctcat cttttgtgta 2341atagatgccc tagtaggcgt ggacacccca aaactaattg tgccaagtga gttcaagcca 2401acaagtccaa accgaggttg gttcgttcca ccgtttggag aaaacccctg gtgggtgtgc 2461cttgctgctg ctatcccggc tttgttggtc actatactga ttttcatgga ccaacaaatt 2521acagctgtga ttgtaaacag gaaagaacat aaactcaaga aaggagcagg gtatcacttg 2581gatctctttt gggtggccat cctcatggtt atatgctccc tcatggctct tccgtggtat 2641gtagctgcta cggtcatctc cattgctcac atcgacagtt tgaagatgga gacagagact 2701tctgcacctg gagaacaacc aaagtttcta ggagtgaggg aacaaagagt cactggaacc 2761cttgtgttta ttctgactgg tctgtcagtc tttatggctc ccatcttgaa gtttataccc 2821atgcctgtac tctatggtgt gttcctgtat atgggagtag catcccttaa tggtgtgcag 2881ttcatggatc gtctgaagct gcttctgatg cctctgaagc atcagcctga cttcatctac 2941ctgcgtcatg ttcctctgcg cagagtccac ctgttcactt tcctgcaggt gttgtgtctg 3001gccctgcttt ggatcctcaa gtcaacggtg gctgctatca tttttccagt aatgatcttg 3061gcacttgtag ctgtcagaaa aggcatggac tacctcttct cccagcatga cctcagcttc 3121ctggatgatg tcattccaga aaaggacaag aaaaagaagg aggatgagaa gaaaaagaaa 3181aagaagaagg gaagtctgga cagtgacaat gatgattctg actgcccata ctcagaaaaa 3241gttccaagta ttaaaattcc aatggacatc atggaacagc aacctttcct aagcgatagc 3301aaaccttctg acagagaaag atcaccaaca ttccttgaac gccacacatc atgctgataa 3361aattcctttc cttcagtcac tcggtatgcc aagtcctcct agaactccag taaaagttgt 3421gcctcaaatt agaatagaac ttgaacctga agacaatgat tatttctgga ggagcaaggg 3481aacagaaact acattgtaac ctgtttgtct ttcttaaaac tgacatttgt tgttaatgtc 3541atttgttttt gtttggctgt ttgtttattt tttaactttt atttcgtctc agtttttggt 3601cacaggccaa ataatacagc gctctctctg cttctctctt gcatagatac aatcaagaca 3661atagtgcacc gttccttaaa aacagcatct gaggaatccc ccttttgttc ttaaactttc 3721agatgtgtcc tttgataacc aaattctgtc actcaagaca cagacacgca cagaccctgt 3781cctttgcctc tattaagcag aggatggaag tattaaggat tttgtaacac cttttatgaa 3841aatgttgaag gaacttaaaa ctttagcttt ggagctgtgc ttactggctt gtctttgtct 3901ggtagaacaa accttgacct ccagacagag tcccttctca cttatagagc tctccaggac 3961tggaaaaagt gctgctattt taacttgctc ttgcttgtaa atcctaatct tagagttatc 4021aaaagaagaa aaaactgaag gtactttact ccctatagag aaaccattgc catcattgta 4081gcaagtgctg gaatgtccct tttttcctat gcaacttttt ttaacccttt aatgaactta 4141tctgttgagt acattgaaga atatttttct tcctagattt tgttgtttaa attatggggc 4201ctaacctgcc acttattttt tgtcaatttt taaaactttt ttttaattac tgtaaagaaa 4261atgaattttt tcctgcagca ggaaacatag ttttgagtag ttctacctct tatttgtagc 4321tgccaggctt tctgtaaaaa ttgtattgta tataatgtga tttttacaca tacatacaca 4381cacaaataca caatctctag ggtaagccag aaggcaagat cagattaaaa acaccatgtt 4441tctaagcatc catttttccc tttctttaaa agaaacttaa ctgttctatg aaggagattg 4501agggagaaga gacaaactcc tatgtcatga gaataaccga tgttctgata atagtagcat 4561ctaggtacag atgctggttg tattaccacg tcaatgtcct atgcagtatt gttagacatt 4621ttctcatttt gaaatatttg tgtgtttgtg tatgtgctct gtgccatggc tggtgtatat 4681atgtgcaatg ttagaaggca aaagagtgat ggtaggcaga gggcaaagtc attgaatctc 4741ttatgccagt tttcataaaa cccaaaccac atatgaaaaa atccattaag ggtccaagaa 4801gtctgtccat atgaaaatga gggtaaatat agtttatttc ccaggtatca gtcattataa 4861ttgatataat agctctaaca tgcaatataa aattcatagg agtattaata gcccatttac 4921acatctataa aatgtaatgg gattgcagag ctgcagagta cagtgtaaca gtactctcat 4981gcaatttttt tcaggatgca aaggcaatta ttctttgtaa gcgggacatt tagaatatat 5041ttgtgtacat attatatgta tgtatatttc aaagtaccac actgaaaatt agacatttat 5101taaccaaatt taacgtggta tttaaaggta atatttttaa tatgatacat tacatattgt 5161gaatgtatac taaaaaaaca ttttaaatgt taaaattata atttcagatt catataacca 5221caactgtgat atatcctaac tataaccagt tgttgagggg tatactagaa gcagaatgaa 5281accacatttt ttggtttgat aatatgcact tattgactcc cactcattgt tatgttaatt 5341aagttattat tctgtctcct tgtaattttg attacaaaaa ttttattatc ctgagttagc 5401tgttactttt acagtacctg atactcctaa aacttttaac ttatacaaat tagtcaataa 5461tgaccccaat tttttcatta aaataatagt ggtgaattat atgttattgt gttaaaacct 5521cacttgccaa attctggctt cacatttgta tttagggcta tccttaaaat gatgagtcta 5581tattatctag ctttctatta ccctaatata aactggtata agaagacttt ccttttttct 5641ttatgcatgg aagcatcaat aaattgttta aaaaccatgt atagtaaatt cagcttaacc 5701cgtgatcttc ttaagttaaa ggtacttttg ttttataaaa gctctagata aaactttctt 5761ttctgatcat gaatcaagta tctgtggttt catgcccctc tctatacctt tcaaagaact 5821cctgaagcaa cttaactcat catttcagcc tctgagtaga ggtaaaacct atgtgtactt 5881ctgtttatga tccatattga tatttatgac atgaacacag aatagtacct tacatttgct 5941aaacagacag ttaatatcaa atcctttcaa tattctggga acccagggaa gtttttaaaa 6001atgtcattac tttcaaagga acagaagtag ttaaccaaac taacaagcaa aacctgaggt 6061ttacctagtg acaccaaatt atcggtattt taactgaatt tacccattga ctaagaatga 6121accagatttg gtggtggttt tgtttctatg caaactggac acaaattaca acagtaaatt 6181tttttataag tgcttctccc ttctccatga tgtgacttcc ggagataaag gattcaaaag 6241ataaagacaa agtacgctca gagttgttaa ccagaaagtc ctggctgtgg ttgcagaaac 6301actgttggaa gaaaagagat gactaagtca agtgtctgcc ttatcaaaag agcaaaaatg 6361cctctggttt tgtgtttggg agaaaaatat cttggacgca ctgttttcct tgataaaagt 6421catcttctct actgtgtgaa atgaatactt ggaattctaa ttgttttgtg tgccaggggc 6481agtaatgtcc ctgcctcttc tcccaatcaa ggttgaggag tggggctggg gagaggactt 6541aactgactta agaagtagga aaacaaaaac ctctctcctc agccttccac ctccaagaga 6601ggaggaaaaa cagttgtctg ctgtctgtaa ttcagtttgc gtgtatttta tgctcatgca 6661ccaacccata cagagtaaat cttttatcaa ctatatactg gtgtttaata gagaatgatt 6721gtcttccgag ttttttggtt ccttttttaa ctgtgttaaa gtacttgaaa tgtattgact 6781gctgactata ttttaaaaac aaaatgaaat aatttgagtt gtattacaga ggttgacatt 6841gttcagggat gggacaaagc cttcttcaat ccttttcata ctacttaatg attttggtgc 6901aggaacctga gattttctga tttatatttc atgatatttc acatttgctc ttcacagcat 6961gagcatgaag cccagtggca ccaaatggct gggtacaatc aagtgatatt ttgtagcacc 7021tcactatctg aaaggccatg agttttcaga tgatttcatt gagcttcatt gcagcctgaa 7081attttaaaaa agttgtgtaa tacgccaacc agtcaagttg tgttttggcc agagatttag 7141atatgtccaa tttcctggct catttcattg tgctctatgg gtacgtataa aaagcaagaa 7201ttctgtttcc taggcaaaca ttgcaactca gggctaaagt catccagtga aacttttaga 7261gccagaagta actttgtccc agtcctacaa tgtgaaaaga gtgaatagtt gcctcttttt 7321agccattttc atggctggta catattcgta cgcattactt ttcagaatca atacgcactt 7381tcagatattc ttatttttat tctcttaagt ctttattaac tttggagaga gaaatgatgc 7441atctttttat tttaaatgaa gtagatcaac atggtggaac aaaatgataa agaacagaaa 7501acatttcaat atattactaa taactttttc caatataaat cctaaaattc ctataacata 7561gtattttaca gttttatgaa gctttctatt gtgactttta tggaattaag agatgaagaa 7621gatgagatat tttagcattt atatttttca aaattatatg tatacttaaa aataaagtaa 7681ctttatgcat tta

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human SLIT1 is available asNCBI accession number NM_003061 (gi: 188528674). This sequence isrecited below for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:164.

1 gggagaggga gacgcaggcg gcgaaacggc agaggagccg agccccctcc gcccaaggcg 61ccctccctcc gtccgcgcac aggcgccgtc gcttggagga gcaaggtgcc tcccagcccg 121caggggcgcc gcgcgcaagc ccgcgggctc ttcggtggct ctgccccggg actgcacctg 181gaggcggccc cggacgggga tggtcagcgg ctgctgccgt ctggctcgcg agcgggacgc 241tgtgagggca ccatggcgct gactcccggg tgggggtcct cggcggggcc ggtccggccg 301gagctctggc tgctgctgtg ggcagccgcg tggcgcctgg gtgcctcggc gtgccccgcc 361ctctgcacct gcaccggaac cacggtggac tgccacggca cggggctgca ggccattccc 421aagaatatac ctcggaacac cgagcgcctg gaactcaatg gcaacaacat cactcggatc 481cataagaatg actttgcggg gctcaagcag ctgcgggtgc tgcagctgat ggagaaccag 541attggagcag tggaacgtgg tgcttttgat gacatgaagg agctggagcg gctgcgactg 601aaccgaaacc agctgcacat gttaccggaa ctgctgttcc agaacaacca ggctttgtca 661agactggact tgagtgagaa cgccatccag gccatcccca ggaaagcttt tcggggagct 721acggacctta aaaatttaca gctggacaag aaccagatca gctgcattga ggaaggggcc 781ttccgtgctc tgcgggggct ggaggtgctg accctgaaca acaacaatat caccaccatc 841cccgtgtcca gcttcaacca tatgcccaag ctacggacct tccgcctgca ctccaaccac 901ctgttttgcg actgccacct ggcctggctc tcgcagtggc tgaggcagcg gccaaccatc 961gggctcttca cccagtgctc gggcccagcc agcctgcgtg gcctcaatgt ggcagaggtc 1021cagaagagtg agttcagctg ctcaggccag ggagaagcgg ggcgcgtgcc cacctgcacc 1081ctgtcctccg gctcctgccc ggccatgtgc acctgcagca atggcatcgt ggactgtcgt 1141ggaaaaggcc tcactgccat cccggccaac ctgcccgaga ccatgacgga gatacgcctg 1201gagctgaacg gcatcaagtc catccctcct ggagccttct caccctacag aaagctacgg 1261aggatagacc tgagcaacaa tcagatcgct gagattgcac ccgacgcctt ccagggcctc 1321cgctccctga actcgctggt cctctatgga aacaagatca cagacctccc ccgtggtgtg 1381tttggaggcc tatacaccct acagctcctg ctcctgaatg ccaacaagat caactgcatc 1441cggcccgatg ccttccagga cctgcagaac ctctcactgc tctccctgta tgacaacaag 1501atccagagcc tcgccaaggg cactttcacc tccctgcggg ccatccagac tctgcacctg 1561gcgcagaacc ctttcatttg cgactgtaac ctcaagtggc tggcagactt cctgcgcacc 1621aatcccatcg agacgagtgg tgcccgctgt gccagtcccc ggcgcctcgc caacaagcgc 1681atcgggcaga tcaagagcaa gaagttccgg tgctcagcca aagagcagta cttcattcca 1741ggcacggagg attaccagct gaacagcgag tgcaacagcg acgtggtctg tccccacaag 1801tgccgctgtg aggccaacgt ggtggagtgc tccagcctga agctcaccaa gatccctgag 1861cgcatccccc agtccacggc agaactgcga ttgaataaca atgagatttc catcctggag 1921gccactggga tgtttaaaaa acttacacat ctgaagaaaa tcaatctgag caacaacaag 1981gtgtcagaaa ttgaagatgg ggccttcgag ggcgcagcct ctgtgagcga gctgcaccta 2041actgccaacc agctggagtc catccggagc ggcatgttcc ggggtctgga tggcttgagg 2101accctaatgc tgcggaacaa ccgcatcagc tgcatccaca acgacagctt cacgggcctg 2161cgcaacgtcc ggctcctctc gctctacgac aaccagatca ccaccgtatc cccaggagcc 2221ttcgacaccc tccagtccct ctccacactg aatctcctgg ccaacccttt caactgcaac 2281tgccagctgg cctggctagg aggctggcta cggaagcgca agatcgtgac ggggaacccg 2341cgatgccaga accctgactt tttgcggcag attcccctgc aggacgtggc cttccctgac 2401ttcaggtgtg aggaaggcca ggaggagggg ggctgcctgc cccgcccaca gtgcccacag 2461gagtgcgcct gcctggacac cgtggtccga tgcagcaaca agcacctgcg ggccctgccc 2521aagggcattc ccaagaatgt cacagaactc tatttggacg ggaaccagtt cacgctggtt 2581ccgggacagc tgtctacctt caagtacctg cagctcgtgg acctgagcaa caacaagatc 2641agttccttaa gcaattcctc cttcaccaac atgagccagc tgaccactct gatcctcagc 2701tacaatgccc tgcagtgcat cccgcctttg gccttccagg gactccgctc cctgcgcctg 2761ctgtctctcc acggcaatga catctccacc ctccaagagg gcatctttgc agacgtgacc 2821tccctgtctc acctggccat tggtgccaac cccctatact gtgactgcca cctccgctgg 2881ctgtccagct gggtgaagac tggctacaag gaaccgggca ttgctcgttg tgctgggccc 2941caggacatgg agggcaagct gctcctcacc acgcctgcca agaagtttga atgccaaggt 3001cctccaacgc tggctgtcca ggccaagtgt gatctctgct tgtccagtcc gtgccagaac 3061cagggcacct gccacaacga cccccttgag gtgtacaggt gcgcctgccc cagcggctat 3121aagggtcgag actgtgaggt gtccctggac agctgttcca gtggcccctg tgaaaatggg 3181ggcacctgcc atgcacagga gggcgaggat gccccgttca cgtgctcctg tcccaccggc 3241tttgaaggac caacctgtgg ggtgaacaca gatgactgtg tggatcatgc ctgtgccaat 3301gggggcgtct gtgtggatgg tgtgggcaac tacacctgcc agtgccccct gcagtatgag 3361ggaaaggcct gtgagcagct ggtggacttg tgctctccgg atctgaaccc atgtcaacac 3421gaggcccagt gtgtgggcac cccggatggg cccaggtgtg agtgcatgcc aggttatgca 3481ggtgacaact gcagtgagaa ccaggatgac tgcagggacc accgctgcca gaatggggcc 3541cagtgtatgg atgaagtcaa cagctactcc tgcctctgtg ctgagggcta cagtggacag 3601ctctgtgaga tccctcccca tctgcctgcc cccaagagcc cctgtgaggg gactgagtgc 3661cagaatgggg ccaactgtgt ggaccagggc aacaggcctg tgtgccagtg cctcccaggc 3721ttcggtggcc ctgagtgtga gaagttgctc agtgtcaact ttgtggatcg ggacacttac 3781ctgcagttca ctgacctgca aaactggcca cgggccaaca tcacgttgca ggtctccacg 3841gcagaggaca atgggatcct tctgtacaac ggggacaacg accacattgc agttgagctg 3901taccagggcc atgtgcgtgt cagctacgac ccaggcagct accccagctc tgccatctac 3961agtgctgaga cgatcaacga tgggcaattc cacaccgttg agctggttgc ctttgaccag 4021atggtgaatc tctccattga tggcgggagc cccatgacca tggacaactt tggcaaacat 4081tacacgctca acagcgaggc gccactctat gtgggaggga tgcccgtgga tgtcaactca 4141gctgccttcc gcctgtggca gatcctcaac ggcaccggct tccacggttg catccgaaac 4201ctgtacatca acaacgagct gcaggacttc accaagacgc agatgaagcc aggcgtggtg 4261ccaggctgcg aaccctgccg caagctctac tgcctgcatg gcatctgcca gcccaatgcc 4321accccagggc ccatgtgcca ctgcgaggct ggctgggtgg gcctgcactg tgaccagccc 4381gctgacggcc cctgccatgg ccacaagtgt gtccatgggc aatgcgtgcc cctcgacgct 4441ctttcctaca gctgccagtg ccaggatggg tactcggggg cactgtgcaa ccaggccggg 4501gccctggcag agccctgcag aggcctgcag tgcctgcatg gccactgcca ggcctcaggc 4561accaaggggg cacactgtgt gtgtgacccc ggcttttcgg gcgagctgtg tgagcaagag 4621tccgagtgcc ggggggaccc tgtccgggac tttcaccagg tccagagggg ctatgccatc 4681tgccagacca cgcgccccct gtcatgggtg gagtgccggg gctcgtgccc aggccagggc 4741tgctgccagg gccttcggct gaagcggagg aagttcacct ttgagtgcag cgatgggacc 4801tcttttgccg aggaggtgga aaagcccacc aagtgtggct gtgccctctg cgcatagcgc 4861tgggcgtgga caggccggtg agggcgggca aggggcccca gccgctgcag cagcggagac 4921agtcgccagc agctgggctg gggtgcaggt catcacagga cggctcctgg gcagctgggc 4981cctcctgggt ggggtggtgc cagagcagcc ttttaaaagc aaattgcgcc atagctgggg 5041gcagcggggg tgggcgaggc ctgagctgcg ggctgccctc tccggaagtg ccttgcacaa 5101ataggcgctt aataaatatt tgttgagtga atgtgtgcgt gaggtcaggc caagaagtgc 5161agaacgatga cacccctcct tacctgctat ctgaatctgg agaagaaaaa tgacagcctt 5221ccaaaccaac ccttcccttt ggcctgtggc ccaggctggc ttggaactgg gtctgtggcc 5281ccagaagcct cttacccctc tgcgggcaac catgaagtac tgtcagcctc cccgggaagc 5341cagcctggtt cattctgctg ctacagaatc tgctggtggt aggccaggct ctggagcggg 5401ggtgccgcct cctgctggcc agggagggtc ggacccttgc cccctgggct gactggcagc 5461tctgcagcca cggcttggga acgaggctgt gggtggaggt ggttcttagg accaggcctc 5521tgaatcctaa agttctagca tgactactgt agctgcgagg gcttatgtgg aggaaacagt 5581cacaggggct gctcagggtg gcagacccca ctaaagaggg cagagggttc tttgctctag 5641ataaacaaac atcatctgcc tccagacact ggccacagta ggagtattgg tcctgggctt 5701ccccagccac cagtcagcca caagctgtcg gtgacctatt ggtagaggga ctgggtgtga 5761gggtctgggc cagggtgctt gacctgggag cagctggttc agagtccttc acaccgcagg 5821ccagtaggga gcagtggaag ggacagtgct ccaggcattg ggaagtccct gctggctcta 5881tcactcgggg caaacttctc cccacctggg ccttgggttc ttcagctata aaatggccag 5941aggtgggggg cgggatgact aaaggaacag tgcagactcc cccactgtgg tcttgggagg 6001ccagaggagt tagaagacct atctatctat ctatctatct acattgatca catcaaaagt 6061atttatgtgc ctaacccggg gctggggatt gtggacgttc tggcctaatg gacagatgtg 6121aactcatccc agagcatcgc aggaatgacc aggatgcccg ggaagagttg agctgagtgg 6181gggctccagc cacagacagc ggcccaggcc agggagttgc tggcaacgaa ggagccagtg 6241gtggaagaag aagaggccct gaatatacga ttgcctgccc acgttgtctt ctcttccata 6301cacagtgaaa atgtagaaag atggtttgtg aggccaaact gtgaatgggc taaagggagg 6361caaagttgca ctctccttcc ccagagggct caccaagagg gcacaccccc gggggttctg 6421gtgggcaacg ggggtgagca tgtccctgcc ctggctccct ccatctgtga ccaggaggca 6481tggctgggtg tatgttcagg tgaggctcag agtggcattg tgtccctgtc ccctgcccag 6541ggcagtgagg ggagcccttg atgctgatta gaaggctaga actggggtag aggtgcctgg 6601catgtctcat gccatgggga ctcaatctag caactgtgag tcctggggtc cctgtgatgg 6661gaagagggca gtgccctgcc caatgtggca ggtgtcctca tggcaggatc tgcccctcac 6721cagggggctg ggatctactt gcttggagct ctgagcaagg ccacaatgcc cgcccccacc 6781cccaagtaga ctgcagcctg ggcctcatgg ggcttctccc aggcccacat ggcatccctc 6841tctgagtttc caggccaccg tgggaccctg cagagcatct gcaccgggct ggatagggca 6901gaaaagctca agggcagcta gcttgcctct tccctggaag aaaggtgctc tgggactcac 6961caaccctgag aaagatagct ttcctggcca ccaccattcc ccaccaccct ggagaagcca 7021attcccaggc ttgaagggca ctggctggca ggaggcctct tcattctgca ggaggtggaa 7081aggacacctg tagacaggtg atgctcaccc ctcacctggc gccatggggc tgggaggtga 7141gcggctggca tgtttgttcc tagggagcac catgtgagct taaggctccc ctgaccggcc 7201ccaccacatg gcccagcctc ctagcacagc agcgctgacc tcagtgcagt ctgaggattg 7261gaatccacca tgagatgatg tgagagctgt gtgccccagg atcaactttt tctccaactt 7321ggccatcagc cagcgagttg ctaaggacct gagtcagcac tcacgttgcc tattcacact 7381ccgcttgaaa gtccggaagg tggctactgc aaaatcaccc ctctgagaag tcctctctcc 7441acatcttgtc cccctttgtg aagaccccta gttcgctctg cattttaggc atgaagagat 7501acagcagggt gcgtccggag ggagctgtgg ccttgcaaca ccactggcaa cagggccggg 7561gctcccggtg aaggtgtcag gaagtggaaa aggctggact ttgtctcctc tttgcctgct 7621ggtagcctaa ccgcaaaagt atctctttat acagaatact tacagattct aatatatatt 7681tgtatttcat tttgttacag tatttttata tgttaaagtc aacatccagc gtcttgtttt 7741gcctttcaga tgctatgtgg tcgtggcacg ttttgttggg ggtttctgta gtcgtcttgt 7801ttggatcaac tcctagaggc tggtttagaa caggcccatg agggagctgc acctgccctg 7861gaagtattgt tttagactat gtcgatattg tctgttgtct tccatgtgaa catgacattg 7921agtcactctg caaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human SPTAN1 is available asNCBI accession number NM_001130438 (gi: 194595508). This sequence isrecited below for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:165.

1 gccactaccc gctgcggagt gaacggtgtg gagcggaggc cgcggaggct cctcggtcct 61tcagcacccc tcggcccgac gcacccacgc ccctcacccc ccgagagccg aaaatggacc 121caagtggggt caaagtgctg gaaacagcag aggacatcca ggagaggcgg cagcaggtcc 181tagaccgata ccaccgcttc aaggaactct caacccttag gcgtcagaag ctggaagatt 241cctatcgatt ccagttcttt caaagagatg ctgaagagct ggagaaatgg atacaggaaa 301aacttcagat tgcatctgat gagaattata aagacccaac caacttgcag ggaaagcttc 361agaagcatca agcatttgaa gctgaagtgc aggccaactc aggagccatt gttaagctgg 421atgaaactgg aaacctgatg atctcagaag ggcattttgc atctgaaacc atacggaccc 481gtttgatgga gctgcaccgc cagtgggaat tacttttgga gaagatgcga gaaaaaggaa 541tcaaactgct gcaggcccag aagttggtgc agtacttacg agaatgtgag gacgtgatgg 601actggatcaa tgacaaggaa gcaattgtta cttctgaaga gctgggccag gatctggagc 661atgtagaggt tttacagaag aaatttgaag agtttcaaac agatatggct gctcatgaag 721aaagagttaa tgaagtgaac cagtttgctg ccaaactcat acaggagcag caccctgagg 781aggaactgat caagactaag caggatgaag tcaatgcagc ctggcagcgg ctgaagggcc 841tggctctgca gaggcagggg aagctctttg gggcagcaga agttcagcgc tttaacaggg 901atgtggatga gactatcagt tggattaagg aaaaggagca gttaatggcc tctgatgatt 961ttggccgaga cctggcaagt gttcaggctc tgcttcggaa gcacgagggt ctggagagag 1021atcttgctgc tctagaagac aaggtcaaag ccctgtgtgc tgaggctgac cgcctgcaac 1081agtcccaccc tctgagtgca acacagattc aagtgaagcg agaggaactg attacaaact 1141gggagcagat ccgcaccttg gcggcagaga gacatgcacg gctcaatgat tcatacaggc 1201ttcaacgctt ccttgctgac ttccgtgacc tcaccagctg ggtgactgag atgaaagccc 1261tcatcaatgc agatgagctt gccagtgatg tggctggggc tgaagccctg ctagatagac 1321accaagagca caagggtgaa attgatgccc atgaagacag cttcaaatct gcagatgaat 1381ctggacaggc actgcttgct gctggtcact atgcctcaga tgaagtgagg gagaagctga 1441ccgtcctttc cgaggagaga gcggcgctgc tggagctgtg ggagctgcgc aggcagcagt 1501acgagcagtg catggacctg cagctcttct accgggacac tgagcaggtg gacaactgga 1561tgagcaagca ggaggcgttc ctgttgaatg aagacttggg agattccttg gatagtgtgg 1621aagcgcttct taagaagcac gaagactttg agaaatccct tagtgcccag gaggaaaaga 1681ttacagcatt agatgaattt gcaaccaagc taattcagaa caaccactat gcaatggaag 1741atgtggccac tcgccgagat gctctgttga gccgccgcaa tgcccttcac gagagagcca 1801tgcgtcgccg ggcccagcta gccgattctt tccatctgca gcagtttttc cgtgattctg 1861atgagctcaa gagttgggtc aatgagaaga tgaaaactgc cacagatgaa gcttataaag 1921atccatccaa cctacaagga aaagtacaga agcatcaggc ttttgaggct gagctctcag 1981caaaccagag ccgaattgat gccttggaga aagctggcca aaagctgatt gatgtcaacc 2041actatgccaa ggatgaagtg gcagctcgta tgaatgaggt gatcagtttg tggaagaaac 2101tgctagaggc cactgaactg aaaggaataa agcttcgtga agccaaccag caacagcaat 2161ttaatcgcaa tgttgaggat attgaattgt ggctatatga agtagaaggt cacttggctt 2221cggatgatta cggcaaagat cttaccaatg tgcagaacct ccagaagaaa catgccctgc 2281tagaggcaga tgtggctgct caccaggacc gaattgatgg catcaccatt caggcccgcc 2341agttccaaga tgctggccat tttgatgcag aaaacatcaa gaagaaacag gaagccctcg 2401tggctcgcta tgaggcactc aaggagccca tggttgcccg gaagcagaag ctggccgatt 2461ctctgcggtt gcagcagctc ttccgggatg ttgaggatga ggagacgtgg attcgagaga 2521aagagcccat tgccgcatct accaacagag gtaaggattt aattggggtc cagaatctgc 2581taaagaaaca tcaagcctta caagcagaaa ttgctggaca tgaaccacgc atcaaagcag 2641ttacacagaa ggggaatgcc atggtggagg aaggccattt tgctgcagag gatgtgaagg 2701ccaagcttca cgagctgaac caaaagtggg aggcactgaa agccaaagct tcccagcgtc 2761ggcaggacct ggaggactct ctgcaggccc agcagtactt tgctgatgct aacgaggctg 2821aatcctggat gcgggagaag gaacccattg tgggcagcac tgactatggc aaggacgaag 2881actctgctga ggctctactg aagaaacacg aagctttgat gtcagatctc agtgcctacg 2941gcagcagcat ccaggctttg cgagaacaag cacagtcctg ccggcaacaa gtggccccca 3001cggatgatga gactgggaag gagctggtct tggctctcta cgactatcag gagaagagtc 3061cccgagaggt caccatgaag aagggagata tccttacctt actcaacagc accaacaagg 3121attggtggaa agtggaagtg aacgatcgtc agggttttgt gccggctgcg tacgtgaaga 3181aattggaccc cgcccagtca gcctcccggg agaatctcct ggaggagcaa ggcagcatag 3241cactgcggca ggagcagatt gacaatcaga cacgcataac taaggaggcc ggcagtgtat 3301ctctgcgtat gaagcaggtg gaagaactat atcattctct gctggaactg ggtgagaagc 3361gtaaaggcat gttggagaag agttgcaaga agtttatgtt gttccgtgaa gcgaatgaac 3421tacagcaatg gatcaatgag aaggaagccg ctctgacaag tgaggaggtc ggagcagact 3481tggagcaggt tgaggtgctc cagaagaagt ttgatgactt ccagaaggac ctgaaggcca 3541atgagtcacg gttgaaggac attaacaagg tagctgaaga cctggagtct gaaggtctca 3601tggcagagga ggtgcaggct gtgcaacaac aggaagtgta tggcatgatg cccagggatg 3661aaactgattc caagacagcc tccccgtgga agtctgctcg tctgatggtt cacaccgtgg 3721ccacctttaa ttccatcaag gagctgaatg agcgctggcg gtccctacag cagctggccg 3781aggaacggag ccagctcttg ggcagcgccc atgaagtaca gaggttccac agagatgctg 3841atgaaaccaa agaatggatt gaagagaaga atcaagctct aaacacagac aattatggac 3901atgatctcgc cagtgtccag gccctgcaac gcaagcatga gggcttcgag agggaccttg 3961cggctctcgg tgacaaggta aactcccttg gtgaaacagc agagcgcctg atccagtccc 4021atcccgagtc agcagaagac ctgcaggaaa agtgcacaga gttaaaccag gcctggagca 4081gcctggggaa acgtgcagat cagcgcaagg caaagttggg tgactcccac gacctgcagc 4141gcttccttag cgatttccgg gacctcatgt cttggatcaa tggaatacgg gggttggtgt 4201cctcagatga gctagccaag gatgtcaccg gagctgaggc attgctggag cgacaccagg 4261aacaccggac agaaatcgat gccagggctg gcactttcca ggcatttgag cagtttggac 4321agcagctgtt ggctcacgga cactatgcca gccctgagat caagcagaaa cttgatattc 4381ttgaccagga gcgtgcagac ctggagaagg cctgggttca gcgcaggatg atgctggatc 4441agtgccttga actgcagctg ttccatcggg actgtgagca agctgagaac tggatggctg 4501cccgggaggc cttcttgaat accgaagaca aaggagactc actggacagc gtagaggctc 4561tgatcaaaaa acatgaagac tttgacaaag cgattaacgt ccaggaagag aagattgctg 4621ctctgcaggc ctttgccgac cagctcatcg ctgccggcca ttatgccaag ggagacattt 4681ctagccggcg caatgaggtc ttggacaggt ggcgacgtct gaaagcccag atgattgaga 4741aaaggtcaaa gctaggagaa tctcaaaccc tccaacagtt cagccgggat gtggatgaga 4801ttgaggcttg gatcagtgaa aaattgcaaa cagcgagtga tgagtcgtac aaggatccca 4861ccaacatcca gctttccaag ctgctgagca agcaccagaa gcaccaggct tttgaagcag 4921agctgcatgc caacgctgac cggatccgtg gggttatcga catgggcaac tccctcattg 4981aacgtggagc ctgtgccggc agtgaggatg ctgtcaaggc ccgcctggct gccttagctg 5041accagtggca gttcttggtg caaaagtcag cggaaaagag ccagaaactg aaagaagcca 5101acaagcagca gaacttcaac acagggatca aggactttga cttctggctg tctgaggtgg 5161aggccctgct ggcatccgaa gattatggca aagacctggc ttctgtgaac aacctgctga 5221aaaagcatca actgctggaa gcagatatat ctgcccatga ggatcgcctg aaggacctga 5281acagccaggc agacagcctg atgaccagca gtgccttcga cacctcccaa gtaaaggaca 5341agagggacac catcaacggg cgcttccaga agatcaagag catggcggcc tcccggcgag 5401ccaagctgaa tgaatcccat cgcctgcacc agttcttccg ggacatggat gacgaggagt 5461cctggatcaa ggagaagaag ctgctggtgg gctcagagga ctacggccgg gacctaaccg 5521gcgtgcagaa cctgaggaag aagcacaagc ggctggaagc agaactggct gcgcatgagc 5581cggctattca gggtgtcctg gacactggca agaagctgtc cgatgacaac accatcggga 5641aagaggagat ccagcagcgg ctggcgcagt ttgtggagca ctggaaagag ctgaagcagc 5701tggcagctgc ccggggtcag cggctggaag agtccttgga atatcagcag tttgtagcca 5761atgtggaaga ggaagaagcc tggatcaatg agaaaatgac cctggtggcc agcgaagatt 5821atggcgacac tcttgccgcc atccagggct tactgaagaa acatgaagct tttgagacag 5881acttcaccgt ccacaaggat cgcgtgaatg atgtctgcac caatggacaa gacctcatta 5941agaagaacaa tcaccatgag gagaacatct cttcaaagat gaagggcctg aacgggaaag 6001tgtcagacct ggagaaagct gcagcccaga gaaaggcgaa gctggatgag aactcggcct 6061tccttcagtt caactggaag gcggacgtgg tggagtcctg gatcggtgaa aaggagaaca 6121gcttgaagac agatgattat ggccgagacc tgtcttctgt gcagacgctc ctcaccaaac 6181aggaaacttt tgacgctggg ctgcaggcct tccagcagga aggcattgcc aacatcactg 6241ccctcaaaga tcagcttctc gccgccaaac acgttcagtc caaggccatc gaggcccggc 6301acgcctccct catgaagagg tggagccagc ttctggccaa ctcagccgcc cgcaagaaga 6361agcttctgga ggctcagagt cacttccgca aggtggagga cctcttcctg accttcgcca 6421aaaaggcttc tgccttcaac agctggtttg aaaatgcaga ggaggactta acagaccccg 6481tgcgctgcaa ctccttggaa gaaatcaaag ctttgcgcga ggcccacgac gccttccgct 6541cctccctcag ctctgcccag gctgacttca accagctggc cgagctggac cgccagatca 6601agagcttccg cgtagcctcc aacccctaca cctggtttac catggaggcc ctggaggaga 6661cctggaggaa cctacagaaa atcatcaagg agagggagct ggagctgcag aaggaacagc 6721ggcggcagga ggagaacgac aagctgcgcc aggagtttgc ccagcacgcc aacgccttcc 6781accagtggat ccaagagacc aggacatacc tcctcgatgg gtcctgtatg gtggaagagt 6841cggggaccct cgaatcccag cttgaagcta ccaaacgcaa gcaccaggaa atccgagcca 6901tgagaagtca gctcaaaaag atcgaggacc tgggggccgc catggaggag gccctcatcc 6961tggacaacaa gtacacggag cacagcaccg tgggcctcgc ccagcagtgg gaccagctgg 7021accagctggg catgcgcatg cagcacaacc tggagcagca gatccaggcc aggaacacaa 7081caggtgtgac tgaggaggcc ctcaaagaat tcagcatgat gtttaaacac tttgacaagg 7141acaagtctgg caggctgaac catcaggagt tcaaatcttg cctgcgctcc ctgggctatg 7201acctgcccat ggtggaggaa ggggaacctg accctgagtt cgaggcaatc ctggacacgg 7261tggatccgaa cagagatggc catgtctcct tgcaagaata catggctttc atgatcagcc 7321gcgaaactga gaacgtcaag tccagcgagg agattgagag cgccttccgg gccctcagct 7381cagagggaaa gccttacgtg accaaggagg agctctacca gaacctgacc cgggaacaag 7441ccgactactg cgtctcccac atgaagccct acgtggacgg caagggccgc gagctcccca 7501ccgcgttcga ctacgtggag ttcacccgct cgcttttcgt gaactgagcc actccctggg 7561tcacccaccc ctcgctgctt gccctgcgtc gccttgctgc atgtccgctc ctctgtgtgc 7621tctcactttc cactgtaacc ttaagcctgc ttagcttgga ataagactta ggagaaaatg 7681gtgcttcact aacccgcttc cggtccagtc acaatcatca tgtcactgtg gggacccaga 7741tctgtgtctt gaagcagctg ccctcattcc gacttcagaa aatcgaagca gctggctcct 7801ccccttgttc tctctcccac cctcccccaa atctgttttc atgtaaaaga caaataaatg 7861atgacttccc ccaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 7921aaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human TFCP2L1 is available asNCBI accession number NM_014553 (gi: 212276201). This sequence isrecited below for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:166.

1 gggttcggag cgcgaagccg ccgctgggtc ctcggcgcgc cccgcgtctg cgcttgctgc 61cgcgccccgg tcggcgcgct gggagttcca gccatgctct tctggcacac gcagcccgag 121cactacaacc agcacaactc cggcagctac ctgcgtgatg tgctcgctct gcccatcttc 181aagcaggagg aaccccagct gtcccccgag aacgaggccc gcctgccacc cctgcaatat 241gtgttgtgtg ctgccacgtc cccagccgtg aagctgcatg aagagacgct gacctacctc 301aaccaaggtc agtcttatga aatccgacta ctggagaatc ggaagctggg agactttcaa 361gatctgaaca caaaatatgt caagagcatc atccgtgtgg tcttccatga ccgccggctg 421cagtatacgg agcaccagca gctggagggc tggcggtgga gtcggccagg ggaccggatc 481ctggacatcg atattccact gtctgttggt atcttggacc ccagggccag cccgacccag 541ctgaatgcag tcgagttttt gtgggaccct gcgaagagag cttctgcatt cattcaggta 601cactgcatca gcacagaatt cacccccagg aagcacgggg gcgagaaggg agtgcccttt 661cgagtccaga ttgacacgtt taagcagaac gagaatgggg agtacacgga gcacctgcac 721tcagccagct gccagatcaa ggtgttcaag ccgaagggag ccgatcggaa acagaagact 781gaccgggaga agatggagaa aagaactgcc caagagaagg agaaatacca gccgtcctat 841gaaaccacca tcctcacaga gtgctctcca tggcccgacg tggcctacca ggtgaacagc 901gccccgtccc caagctacaa tggttctcca aacagctttg gcctcggcga aggcaacgcc 961tctccgaccc acccggtgga ggccctgccc gtgggcagtg accacctgct cccatcagct 1021tcgatccagg atgcccagca gtggcttcac cgcaacaggt tctcgcagtt ctgccggctc 1081tttgccagct tctcaggtgc tgacttgctg aagatgtccc gagatgattt ggtccagatc 1141tgtggtcccg cagatgggat ccggctcttc aacgccatca aaggccggaa tgtgaggcca 1201aagatgacca tttatgtctg tcaggagctg gagcagaatc gagtgcccct gcagcagaag 1261cgggacggca gtggagacag caacctgtct gtgtaccacg ccatcttcct ggaagagctg 1321accaccttgg agctgattga gaagatcgcc aacctgtaca gcatctcccc ccagcacatc 1381caccgagtct accggcaggg ccccacgggc atccatgtgg tggtgagcaa cgagatggtg 1441cagaacttcc aagatgaatc ctgttttgtc ctcagcacaa ttaaagctga gagcaatgat 1501ggctaccaca tcatcctgaa atgtggactc tgagcagcag tggacctcat acctgtctcc 1561agctcccagc cctgtggatc cccgtggatg tagacattgc cccactgtaa gctgtggcct 1621caccaggcaa gctgaggcca ggagggaccc tgcccagtct gtgaaagcta cagagcacca 1681accagcagaa gcctgtggac accaagtacg gtgtacagaa agccagtggc tcctttctcc 1741cttcctcttg gcctccagat tttgaatggt tccttgttct tttctattgg tccaaccctg 1801acgttctaaa agggcaaaca gtggagacgt ctgctctgaa atccctcatc ccttagttgg 1861aagctgattg ggtatcttgg tgctgcctgt attggtccct tctgaccact ctcctgcctc 1921cagagaaagc tctgcttcac cctggaagct ggtaccttta cctcctcctc tgggagttgg 1981ctgcatggcc agcactgccg acttgatggg agcagtttgc cctcattctc ctgtttcagg 2041tttgcttccc ttctcagtga ccctggtgag catccgcctt tcctgttctt ggatgaattg 2101atgggagtgg ggctattctg tgccttctac ctctttcttc tctacgttgt ttctaaggat 2161ctgctgctgc ggaacccaaa gatgtgctcc tgtctctgca ctggcgcatt ggcatggtag 2221atgccacaat gtatgtgcac ggcctttctc agagacatta gttctgaggc cctttgtggg 2281gaggttaggg ggatggtaat agaaaaagac tattttattt cctggcaatc acgggtaagg 2341aggattagga atgagtattc cattcctagg tgtcatcaga tgaccttgac caccacaata 2401ccaggccctc ttggatggac ttatagaaag ttagagaaga ccttgttgaa ccgctgctaa 2461acttgccaca ggagcgatgt gttttctctg agtgcccctc acttacatgt ttatctttgt 2521ttgtagaggc tatgtttagg atattttgcc tgcatcagaa tgggtgcatc atctttctta 2581atggcctaac tatcgggaaa tttgagtgtc agtaactgtg gtagactcag aaattcgtct 2641ttgtcttgcc tctggttcct gggatccagt gatctctact ggcccagggc ttcagctctt 2701ggttaattta ggttcatggg gaaccctctg accacctgaa tgggatgtca tagcttctaa 2761atggagcttc tgtggaatga agtgctagac tgaaggacta ccagaataaa acagggtcta 2821caatggggag aacttgtttt atagatgagg aaaccaaggc tcagaggggc aaagtcacct 2881gcatggtagc acatagtgat agggtagcga tataaattta tcatataaac caggacatct 2941cggaataaaa ggggctctgt tagtcattat gttgggtaat agccgtggca ttcctacaga 3001acagagtgag gacaggctcc tgattcctct tccttcttta gaggagaagc ggggagtggg 3061ttaactaaca gctttattga gatgtcattc acatgccatt cagtttaccc attgctagtg 3121tccaattgta ttcacagaac caccatcaat tcacagaatt acagtcaacg ttggtacatt 3181ttcatcaccc ccagtaaaac cccgtaccct tggtctgtca ctcctgcttt cctaactcct 3241gcagtccaag gcagccatga atctactttc tatgtaagat taacctactc tggacatttc 3301atatatctgg aatcatgtga tatctctttt gtgactggct tcttccactg aatgttttct 3361agggccgtcc aagttgagga tgtatcagta cttcattctt ttgtattgct gaataatact 3421tcattgtata gatagaccac atttgtttat tgattcatca gttgatggac atttgtgtgt 3481ttttactttt tggctactct gaatgatgct gctatgaaca tatttctaca agattttgtg 3541tggacatatg ttttcatttc ttttagcaat atacatagga gtggaattgc taggtcttac 3601agtaactccg tgttttaact ttttgagaaa ctgccagact gttttctata gcagctgtac 3661cattttacat tcccaccagc aatgtatcca ggtttcaatt tgtctacatc ctcatcaaca 3721cttgctatta tctgtctttt tgcttttagc atcctaatga gtatgaaatg ctatcttgtg 3781gttttgattt gcattcccct gatggcaact gatgctgagt gtcttttcct gtgcttacgg 3841gccatgcgta tttctttgga gaaaggtcta tccaggtcct ttgcctattt ttaattgagt 3901tgtctttttt tttttaagtt ttctgttttc ctaaccacta gactaccagg gatgagcctt 3961ctttttatta ttgagttggg tgagctattt gtatattcta gacgccagtc ttttatcagg 4021tatatgactg gtaaaaatgt tctccccttc tgtggattgt tttcagtttc ttgttggtgt 4081cctttgagac acaaaacttt ttaactttga tgatttccaa gatacgtatt ttttttctat 4141tgtcacttgt gcttttggtg ccatatctag aaaaccattg cctaatccaa ggtcaagaag 4201attaatgcct gtgttttctt ctaagaacta tacttttagt tctcacaatg gtctttgatc 4261catttcgagt atatttttat atatgatgtg atgtaggggt ccagcttcat tcttttgctt 4321gtggatctcc acttgtccca ctgctgatta ttgagaaaaa tatcctttct ccacggaatt 4381gtcttggcat ccttgctaaa ggcctctgct tcttactgga tcttctttcc tgggacatgg 4441tgtcgttggg aagcttacct tttttttttt tttacttagt ctgtgtttgg ttccaccagt 4501tttatgctgc ctttctactc tgttcttgct gtctccctct ttacctgagt caacggtact 4561gagtcctatc tctctctgat gttccccagt cttccttggt gcatgttcta gctccacaca 4621ctagtccttg gaggaaggtt gagaccaatg atttcctgtt atgagtcatg aggaaactga 4681atcacctaga agtggaataa tgtgctcagg gtcaccatag cccattagtg gaaggaccag 4741gactagacct ttagtcttct gaggtccagc cccttaggct gtctgtcatc actgtaccca 4801agtgatgtca ctaccaaggc caaatgatgg tgggctaaat tttaattctc aaaagtgtag 4861gaggctaata ttgtcttcta agttccaaaa gaagatgtaa taaaagtctg ttaccttaag 4921tgtgctatta gtagagtctt ccatttttct ggcatgcccc tggcatctgc tcttcttacc 4981ttctcgtggt tgtagttaaa gcttatagct tatgaaagaa tagaaaataa taaataccaa 5041aaaaaagtac acatggtaat ttggtaccaa aatatctcag ctgcctaatt tagcagctca 5101tcccttccac aggggtcaga tgagctaaag ctccaggttt tatttttcat ttgattgaca 5161tacagaaaag ccatagccct tcccacagct gtccagggtc tttcctgtga gtccggaggt 5221gctggcctat tgagcaggac agctcttccc agggcattcc caccaacctg tggcttctga 5281actgtagctt ctttttacag tgaaccccag agggaaataa gacagacaca tgtgctcagg 5341ccaccatctt gaactggaag cccaaagctg agttccttac tcttaggtcg tcacggtttt 5401tgcggggtat ctgcaaggtt gagataaacc ctttcctgtt taccaggttg tcctttctgg 5461atgaagggac agaggctgtt gaatggagga ataataggtt tgctggagga ggggcatggt 5521atgcctgtgg aaaggacagg atggggtggg gaggtcgagg ctttgacttg gggtcctaaa 5581caaaggtcag gtgttgccct agtgacctct tgcccagaca gcccagagcc ccttacacag 5641agctattaac ctagggaagg ctttaccagc agtggactgg agccagccag ggtcacaagt 5701ttccaagtcc agcattgctt caggggctgg cctgagtaac tgaagatctg aaaatcatta 5761acaagtcgat gaaataaacg gaaaagcctc ttaggctgtt gtcagtggag cagagggaga 5821aagtccctag gcgctcagag ggggtgagaa agcagtggat gattgggcgg gggtggggga 5881ttagatgttg acactgcctg gggtgtagga agaggaacag agaacccaga gtcagggtcc 5941tagatcccag accctcgctc agtatgagtc tctttgcctc tctgggtctc tatctcctcc 6001tcttacaaat acaggcttgg tgatctctga agatggcacc aacctgccat gaaatgaatc 6061tgaggggttt tcccattttt ccctccatca aaatcgtaca aaaagctgga cgtggtggcc 6121catgcctcta atcctagcat tttgggaggc cgaggtggga gaatcacttg acgccaagag 6181ttcgagacca gcctgggcat cgtagtgaga ctccatctct gtctttttga aaataaaaaa 6241tctttgaaaa ttgcacaaca ggcaggagac ctttacgtgt gcccatcctg gttgtacaca 6301gtgccaccag tgctcctgca gtgcaaggcg gcatgcttct tgacatgggt cagattgtgt 6361ccatcgtgtc tttgggaatc agccctagct cctaactggg ctgactactt cctccgcaaa 6421cttatggggg ctcccagata ttccttgcca gccaggggcc agacacagtg caggcacagt 6481ctgtgtcatt ggtgcacatg tgcgtgttta catgtgtacc tgggttcctt cccttgccca 6541tgaatttgcc atgagcacag ccagaagcag cctcagcttg gcaaggtgtg gagatgactg 6601ctgttccctt cgcatttggg gaaaacaggc tccctcggta gctcgatgat cctcttttga 6661tcttgtgtga cctcctggag agtggatgaa gctggtggcc ttagcttttc tagacagtgt 6721aagtggcact gggcaaggcc cccagagcag ggcaaggtct ctagagcggg tctcccacat 6781gactggcttc acacaggcac ttccgctcgg gttgcatgct ctgtgtcatc ttaccggtcc 6841agggttgcag gtaggaaatg tttgtaccct cttctgattg ccacctcctt cccatcgccc 6901cttagggaca gggcttgagg gccagtgagg cgctggtcag gcaccccagg cctccttggg 6961acctgcccag gggcaccctg agagctcctg aaacccccac ttagcttcca gacctttctg 7021caaaagctcc tcctggcttt cctccctccc ccaatctatg ggtcacagct aacagatctg 7081agggcaactg ctgtgctagt ggccagggct gcacctgcca tccccggctc tgccacttta 7141gggccttcta gaggcagtgt ccttaggaag tagctctgag gcatgggttt tctgctcctg 7201tgcagggcag ctgatgggat aaggtgggga aggacggtca gtgcttgggc cccagctggc 7261cagcctggcg atggggaaac caaaccatgt cccccagcga agggccagag tgggaacctg 7321tcctcatgcc cttcgtcctg aggagccctg aggtgggcag caggggccag gggaagtttt 7381caggccttca tcaaagagaa caacatcctc agctccgcac ccctcatcct gtatcagcac 7441ttaccggtgt gtgactgccc ttgtcagcta gcatacggtg ggcccacctg gcccactggc 7501tgtttatgcc actgatttat gatagggaat attatctttg aacccaatga agtgttttct 7561cccccatcac aaaaaaaaaa attcttattt ttagtagaca tgtatttacc aaaaatatgt 7621actcaattat tgtattttgg attttatcaa tttaaaaatt gtggaaattt gtttgctctt 7681acgccaacat aatattgatt ttgcctcttg gctctgaaag cccaaaatat ttaccgtcta 7741gcccgttaca gaaaaagtct gctgactact gagccagacc tccattacct ccatccctgt 7801tggattattt aaagaaagcc tcagacagta agggcttttt taaaagaata aaatgacttg 7861gtttgcgctt ggaagcaggg gaagcattca gatgagcggt ttctgcatta accctgccta 7921tcacgcatct cgtgtcctgt gtggctggcg agcccccctt ggaaggttct ggtgcttcag 7981ctggctcctg cagagtccac cccgcctcgt ggtgggaatg cagagccctt tgctttcctt 8041cttgccgcct gcttcctgtt cctggggacc cgctgggcct ttggtctgca tcccctggcc 8101aggtccctca gggttgatgc gtggagaagg actttgagca gtggtgggca gcagtggcct 8161cctggccagc tcacactctt gtcctgggag gggcagcctg atctcacctc cacctagtac 8221cttggggact gaggaccttt tggcttctct ggagcctgca agcctcttcc catgtgtcca 8281gctgctcttc ctgctacaaa ggggactgct cacagtggcc tcagcttggt ggttttgagg 8341ggccgccccc cggccctcca taagggtatc ctgggcctga gaattctgca tctgccattg 8401gaggatggac agcctcaaat ggaaggagtc ccacgggaga tgggtccgag gtccggctgt 8461ggccatccag ccccctgtgg cttgtccagc ctctgtgcac ccctggtgtc ttcactccag 8521gggcagacag cagccactgc agttcctttc ttcgtgagta acagtagtga tagcagctgg 8581ggctaacagg ctaggctttg tgttctgcgc atttggtcag cttctcactc gatcctccct 8641aaagcaatgg ggaggccccc actagcccag ttttcaggaa gtcaactggg aggttagatg 8701ggggccaggg tcccacagct actgatggcc cgagccaggt tgagcttcct ggtgtccagt 8761ccggatccca cttgcagatc tcatgctctc agataggtgg gacaagttct tttgtcacag 8821tgctggctct gtcctgaggc ctcattgctg gctgggtgtg ctctgctggg aaaagctttg 8881cggggcttgc ttggttaacc acagaagaga aggggactgt ttggggtgcc tctctgcagc 8941ctccccgtgc tgggtggaag cacggttact gtgttctcta atgttcatgt atttaaaatg 9001atttctttct aaagatgtaa cctccacacc tttctccaga ttgggtgact cttttctaaa 9061ggtggtggga gtatctgtcg gggtggtgtg gcccttggat gggtcaggtg ggtgtgagag 9121gtcctgggga ggtgggcgtt gagctcaaag ttgtcctact gccatgtttt tgtacctgaa 9181ataaagcata ttttgcactt gttactgtac catagtgcgg acgagaagtc tgtatgtggg 9241atctgtgctt gggttagaat gcaaataaaa ctcacatttg taagaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 9301aaaaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human TIAM1 is available asNCBI accession number NM_003253 (gi: 115583669). This sequence isrecited below for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:167.

1 gccccgcatc gtgcccggcc ccgtcgcgga gatcccggac gaccgtcgcg ggttgatggt 61cgcattccag atgtaaacag cttcagaagc ctgacggtca tatggtagaa tcactgtgga 121ctgagaccca cctttctaga cctgaagccc aggaggagga agaggaggct ggttggtacc 181atgggcataa tgctctgaat cctagtctct cacctagtat gtgagcagtc cctgcagatg 241gcccatttgg agatcttgac aaagcctctt ctgtttccaa tggggttttt ggcgcattct 301cacagactta gatgaaactg tgatggccac cgcagggggc aggtgctgac atcgtcccca 361gccctgtggc tgttcatccg gacatcattt ccaacctcaa tatctaaatg ccacagtgct 421cttggagcaa gttgggctgg ggaccactgt tgccttttaa gaccataaaa ccatgggaaa 481cgcagaaagt caacatgtag agcacgagtt ttatggagaa aagcatgcca gcctggggcg 541caagcacact tcccgctccc tgcgcctctc gcacaagacg cggaggacca ggcacgcttc 601ctcggggaag gtgatccaca ggaactccga agtgagcacc cgatccagca gcacccccag 661catcccccag tccctggctg aaaatggcct ggagcccttc tcccaagatg gtaccctaga 721agacttcggg agccccatct gggtggaccg agtggacatg ggcttgagac ctgtgtctta 781cactgactct tctgtcactc ccagcgtaga cagcagcatc gtcctcacag cagcctctgt 841gcagagcatg ccagacactg aggagagcag gctttacggg gatgacgcta catatttggc 901tgagggaggc aggaggcagc attcctatac atccaatggg cccactttca tggagacggc 961gagctttaag aagaaacgct ccaaatctgc agacatctgg cgggaggaca gcctggaatt 1021ctcactctct gatctgagcc aagaacattt aacaagcaac gaagaaatct tgggttccgc 1081cgaagagaag gactgcgagg aggctcgggg gatggaaacg cgggcgagtc cgcggcagct 1141cagcacctgt cagagagcca attccttggg tgacttgtat gctcagaaaa actctggagt 1201gacagcaaac ggggggccgg ggagcaaatt tgcaggctac tgtcggaatt tggtgtctga 1261tattcccaat cttgcaaacc ataagatgcc accagctgct gctgaagaga ctcctccgta 1321cagtaattat aacacacttc cctgtaggaa atctcactgt ctctctgaag gtgccaccaa 1381cccacaaatt agccatagca acagcatgca aggcagaaga gctaaaacaa ctcaggatgt 1441taatgcaggc gagggcagtg agtttgcaga cagtgggatt gaaggggcca ctaccgacac 1501ggacctcctg tccaggcgat ctaatgccac caactccagc tactcaccca ccacaggccg 1561ggcctttgtg ggcagcgaca gcggcagcag ctccaccggg gatgcggctc gtcagggggt 1621gtacgagaac ttccggcggg agctggagat gagcaccacc aacagcgaga gcctggagga 1681ggccggctcg gcgcacagcg atgagcagag cagcggcacc ctgagctctc cgggccagtc 1741ggacatcctg ctgaccgccg cacagggcac ggtgcgcaag gccggcgccc tggccgtcaa 1801gaacttcctg gtgcacaaga agaacaagaa ggtggagtca gccacccgga ggaagtggaa 1861gcactactgg gtgtccctga aaggatgcac gctatttttc tacgagagcg acggcaggtc 1921tgggatagac cacaacagca tccccaaaca cgccgtctgg gtggagaaca gcattgtgca 1981ggcggtgcct gagcacccca agaaggactt tgtcttctgc ctcagcaatt ccctgggtga 2041tgccttcctt tttcagacca ctagccagac ggagcttgaa aactggatca ccgccatcca 2101ctctgcctgc gccactgcgg tcgcgaggca ccaccacaag gaagacacgc tccgactcct 2161gaaatcagag atcaaaaaac tggaacagaa gattgacatg gatgaaaaga tgaagaaaat 2221gggtgaaatg cagctgtctt cagtcactga ctcaaagaaa aagaaaacaa tattagatca 2281gatctttgtc tgggagcaaa atctcgagca gttccaaatg gacctgtttc gtttccgctg 2341ttatttagcc agccttcagg gtggggagct gccaaacccc aaaaggcttc tcgcttttgc 2401aagtcgacca acgaaagtgg ccatgggccg ccttggaatc ttttcggtat catcgtttca 2461tgccctggtg gcagcacgca ctggtgaaac tggagtgaga agacgtactc aggccatgtc 2521cagatccgcg agcaagcgaa ggagcaggtt ttcttctctg tggggtctgg atactacctc 2581caaaaagaag cagggacggc caagcatcaa tcaggtgttt ggagagggaa ccgaagctgt 2641aaagaaatct ttagagggaa tatttgatga cattgttcca gatggcaaga gggagaaaga 2701agtggtctta cctaacgttc accagcacaa ccctgactgc gacatttggg tccacgagta 2761tttcactcca tcctggttct gtctgcccaa taatcagcct gccctgacgg tcgtccggcc 2821aggcgacact gcacgggaca ccctggagct gatttgcaag acacatcaac tggatcattc 2881tgctcattac ctgcgcctga aatttctaat agaaaacaaa atgcagctct atgttccaca 2941gcccgaggaa gacatctatg agctgctgta caaagaaatt gaaatctgtc caaaagtcac 3001tcagagcatc cacattgaga agtcagatac agctgctgat acttacgggt tttcactttc 3061ttctgtggaa gaagatggta ttcgaaggct gtacgtgaat agtgtgaagg aaaccggttt 3121agcttccaag aaaggcctga aagcaggaga tgagattctt gagatcaata atcgtgctgc 3181tgacgccctg aactcttcta tgctcaaaga tttcctctca cagccctcgc tgggcctcct 3241ggtgaggacc taccccgagc tggaggaagg agtggagctg ctggaaagcc cgccccaccg 3301agtggacggc cctgccgacc ttggcgagag ccccctcgcc tttctcacca gcaacccagg 3361gcacagcctt tgcagcgagc agggcagcag tgctgagacc gctccagagg agaccgaggg 3421gccagacttg gaatcctcag atgagactga tcacagcagc aagagtacag aacaggtggc 3481cgcattttgc cgcagtttgc atgagatgaa cccctctgac cagagcccat ctcctcagga 3541ctccacgggg cctcagctgg cgaccatgag acaactctcg gatgcagata agctgcgcaa 3601ggtgatctgc gagctcctgg agacggagcg cacctacgtg aaggatttaa actgtcttat 3661ggagagatac ctaaagcctc ttcaaaaaga aacttttctc acccaggatg agcttgacgt 3721gctttttgga aatttaacgg aaatggtaga gtttcaagta gaattcctta aaactctaga 3781agatggagtg agactggtac ctgatttgga aaagcttgag aaggttgatc aatttaagaa 3841agtgctgttc tctctggggg gatcattcct gtattatgct gaccgcttca agctctacag 3901tgccttctgc gccagccaca caaaagttcc caaggtcctg gtgaaagcca agacagacac 3961ggctttcaag gcattcttgg atgcccagaa cccgaagcag cagcactcat ccacgctgga 4021gtcgtacctc atcaagccca tccagaggat cctcaagtac ccacttctgc tcagggagct 4081gttcgccctg accgatgcgg agagcgagga gcactaccac ctggacgtgg ccatcaagac 4141catgaacaag gttgccagtc acatcaatga gatgcagaaa atccatgaag agtttggggc 4201tgtgtttgac cagctgattg ctgaacagac tggtgagaaa aaagaggttg cagatctgag 4261catgggagac ctgcttttgc acactaccgt gatctggctg aacccgccgg cctcgctggg 4321caagtggaaa aaggaaccag agttggcagc attcgtcttc aaaactgctg tggtccttgt 4381gtataaagat ggttccaaac agaagaagaa acttgtagga tctcacaggc tttccattta 4441tgaggactgg gaccccttca gatttcgaca catgatcccc acggaagcgc tgcaggttcg 4501agctttggcg agtgcagatg cagaggcaaa tgccgtgtgt gaaattgtcc atgtaaaatc 4561cgagtctgaa gggaggccgg agagggtctt tcacttgtgc tgcagctccc cagagagccg 4621aaaggatttc ctaaaggctg tgcattcaat cctgcgtgat aagcacagaa gacagctcct 4681caaaaccgag agccttccct catcccagca atatgtccct tttggaggca aaagattgtg 4741tgcactgaag ggggccaggc cggccatgag cagggcagtg tctgccccaa gcaagtctct 4801tgggaggagg aggcggcggc tggctcgaaa caggtttacc attgattctg atgccgtctc 4861cgcaagcagc ccggagaaag agtcccagca gccccccggt ggtggggaca ctgaccgatg 4921ggtagaggag cagtttgatc ttgctcagta tgaggagcaa gatgacatca aggagacaga 4981catcctcagt gacgatgatg agttctgtga gtccgtgaag ggtgcctcag tggacagaga 5041cctgcaggag cggcttcagg ccacctccat cagtcagcgg gaaagaggcc ggaaaaccct 5101ggatagtcac gcgtcccgca tggcacagct caagaagcaa gctgccctgt cggggatcaa 5161tggaggcctg gagagcgcaa gcgaggaagt catttgggtt aggcgtgaag actttgcccc 5221ctccaggaaa ctgaacactg agatctgact gcgtcacctg ccccgtagag aatgtgtgta 5281gatacttcct gccctaactc tgcccaccct cctgtaccgt cgacaagaat gtccccttag 5341gtcgcgctct tgcacacacg gttttggcag ctgacttggt tctgaagcca tgtagccacc 5401caactttgtc attttcaaca acatcagaaa gaattgatca gaatcccaaa taagcttgag 5461tcctatcttc tgtatattac taagggcttt tatttattct caataaatca gggcctgaac 5521aattaaaaga aaaaagattc tatagcactg gaaagcaaat caccccagga gttaacggat 5581gtacaacaga ttaatttaag ggatagtagc acacacacga tccttctatc tgaaatcagt 5641ctcctagctg gggaaacctc tttcacacac aaaatgaaat gtgtacagct tgccgtgttc 5701tgactgtacc cttccctctt ccatgtctga gaatctccgt gtattttaag aatgtgtgag 5761gagagggtgg cgattcatgt ttcaatgagc ctcttttttt ttttccttcc tgttttggtc 5821tatggctggt cttactctgt gtccatgttc ggaagctcta gttttgcata gaattataga 5881gatgccaaac tctttgaaaa gagatccaaa tttatcgctt gagagaaaga aaagaaacac 5941tattttttgt attttacctg agatacaggg gcacaaatag atgagaattt tacagtgtta 6001gtgtatgtat ccctgagcct aaaaaatgag gatataacct tttacagaga gagtgaggcg 6061tggtggtttt atatttatat atgaaaggcc agcaagctca tgcgaaggat atacttttct 6121tccaaaaagc ggattttttt tttttaatgt ttgaatctat atttgagatg ggagtttggt 6181tggattaaac atgacacccc ggtgggcggt gtgtgtgtct gttgcacatg gcagggaggg 6241gagcctcctt ctcatggggt tgccatggtg atcattggtt tttccatcaa aattgcatct 6301tcatccatag attaccttcc ccttccctga cagtccataa ccaaaccttt aaacagaaca 6361acctctttaa aaacttctct tgtgtttaac actttcttca tgccaacgaa acagggtaaa 6421catgctcaaa acattaacag tctaaacaga tatccaaata ctaagaagaa aaacaagtta 6481tagcactttc aatttttttt ttttttttaa aaaaaggttt atagcttttt cttttcccat 6541gtcacaatgt ccacttccta agaagggttt aaaatactat gaaaactttc tttttgggga 6601aaatatctat ttggtgtttg acacatcagt aggtacttta aagacctgaa ttttatagta 6661gctttaggag ttatatttta taaaaatcag ttatgacttt atatttccag acaatagaga 6721gttcagtaca tcatgctctt gtgcctctgc ctgcttttcc tgcgttccca ccctgtattc 6781cccccgcctt tcgggtttcc agggcttcga gcttgatctt ttgaaagttt tattctatta 6841aatttttgct atatcttctg gttttctgaa aaagctttag aatggtttct ataccctttg 6901tatcactgca tttttccata tcatctccgg ttcgatcgcg tccagatgga aaacggaagc 6961agaggcttct aatcgtcgca tttactggct ccagtgcaac acatccatct gaaaacactc 7021ggaagtctgg tgcttggaga gggtgccatt gtctcttgta cataaggtca tgacgtgtct 7081atgtcaaaag ttcttatata tttcttttat aagctgaaag aaggtctatt tttatgtttt 7141taggtctatg aatggaacgt tgtaaatgct tgtcaaacaa taaaaataac gaaaagtgaa 7201aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human TIMP1 is available asNCBI accession number NM_003254 (gi: 73858576). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:168.

1 tttcgtcggc ccgccccttg gcttctgcac tgatggtggg tggatgagta atgcatccag 61gaagcctgga ggcctgtggt ttccgcaccc gctgccaccc ccgcccctag cgtggacatt 121tatcctctag cgctcaggcc ctgccgccat cgccgcagat ccagcgccca gagagacacc 181agagaaccca ccatggcccc ctttgagccc ctggcttctg gcatcctgtt gttgctgtgg 241ctgatagccc ccagcagggc ctgcacctgt gtcccacccc acccacagac ggccttctgc 301aattccgacc tcgtcatcag ggccaagttc gtggggacac cagaagtcaa ccagaccacc 361ttataccagc gttatgagat caagatgacc aagatgtata aagggttcca agccttaggg 421gatgccgctg acatccggtt cgtctacacc cccgccatgg agagtgtctg cggatacttc 481cacaggtccc acaaccgcag cgaggagttt ctcattgctg gaaaactgca ggatggactc 541ttgcacatca ctacctgcag ttttgtggct ccctggaaca gcctgagctt agctcagcgc 601cggggcttca ccaagaccta cactgttggc tgtgaggaat gcacagtgtt tccctgttta 661tccatcccct gcaaactgca gagtggcact cattgcttgt ggacggacca gctcctccaa 721ggctctgaaa agggcttcca gtcccgtcac cttgcctgcc tgcctcggga gccagggctg 781tgcacctggc agtccctgcg gtcccagata gcctgaatcc tgcccggagt ggaagctgaa 841gcctgcacag tgtccaccct gttcccactc ccatctttct tccggacaat gaaataaaga 901gttaccaccc agcagaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa a

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human TNS3 is available asNCBI accession number NM_022748 (gi: 134152712). This sequence isrecited below for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:169.

1 agaatgggaa actgccttgg gagaagcccc aagtgagccc aagggcgcag agcagaagga 61ccctggagtg taagagccta gattgcaagc ctggcaggag gagccggaag aattaacctc 121gagtctgcac gcttttaaga acaaggcctt taaaaaatcc aaagtgtgtg gagtttgcaa 181acaaattatt gacggtcaag gtatttcatg ccgagcctgc aagtattcct gccacaagaa 241atgtgaagcc aaggtggtga ttccctgcgg tgtgcaagtc cgactggaac aggctccagg 301gagttccacg ctgtccagtt ctctctgccg tgataaacct ctgcggcccg tcatcctgag 361tcccaccatg gaggagggcc atgggctgga cctcacttac atcacggagc gcatcatcgc 421tgtgtccttc cctgccggct gctctgagga gtcctacctg cacaacctac aggaggtcac 481gcgcatgctc aagtccaagc acggggacaa ctacctggta ttaaaccttt cagaaaagag 541atatgacctt acgaagctta acccaaagat catggatgtg ggctggccag agctccacgc 601accgcccctg gataagatgt gtaccatatg caaggcgcag gagtcctggc tgaacagcaa 661cctccagcat gtggtcgtca ttcactgcag gggcgggaaa ggacgcatag gagtggtcat 721atcatcctac atgcatttca ccaacgtctc agccagcgcc gaccaggccc ttgacaggtt 781tgcaatgaag aagttttatg atgacaaagt ttcagcttta atgcagcctt cccaaaaacg 841gtatgttcag ttcctcagtg ggctcctgtc cggatcggtg aaaatgaatg cctctcccct 901gttcctgcat tttgtcatcc tccacggcac ccccaacttc gacacaggtg gagtgtgccg 961gccctttctg aagctctacc aagccatgca gcctgtgtac acctccggga tctacaacgt 1021tggcccagaa aaccccagca ggatctgcat cgtcatcgag ccggcccagc ttctgaaggg 1081agatgtcatg gtgaaatgct accacaagaa ataccgctcg gccacccgtg acgtcatttt 1141ccgcctgcag tttcacactg gggctgtgca gggctacggg ctggtgtttg ggaaggagga 1201tctggacaat gccagcaaag atgaccgttt tcctgactat gggaaggttg aattagtctt 1261ctctgccacg cctgagaaga ttcaagggtc cgaacacttg tacaacgacc acggtgtgat 1321tgtggactac aacacaacag acccactgat acgctgggac tcgtacgaga acctcagtgc 1381agatggagaa gtgctacaca cgcagggccc tgtcgatggc agcctttacg cgaaggtgag 1441gaagaaaagc tcctcggatc ctggcatccc aggtggcccc caggcaatcc cggccaccaa 1501cagcccagac cacagtgacc acaccttgtc tgtcagcagt gactccggcc actctacagc 1561ctctgccagg acggataaga cggaagagcg cctggcccca ggaaccagga ggggcctgag 1621tgcccaggag aaggcagagt tggaccagct gctcagtggc tttggcctgg aagatcctgg 1681aagctccctc aaggaaatga ctgatgctcg aagcaagtac agtgggaccc gccacgtggt 1741gccagcccag gttcacgtga atggagacgc tgctctgaag gatcgggaga cagacattct 1801ggatgacgag atgccccacc acgacctgca cagtgtggac agccttggga ccctgtcctc 1861ctcggaaggg cctcagtcgg cccacctggg tcccttcacc tgccacaaga gcagccagaa 1921ctcactccta tctgacggtt ttggcagcaa cgttggtgaa gatccgcagg gcaccctcgt 1981tccggacctg ggccttggca tggacggccc ctatgagcgg gagcggactt ttgggagtcg 2041agagcccaag cagccccagc ccctgctgag aaagccctca gtgtccgccc agatgcaggc 2101ctatgggcag agcagctact ccacacagac ctgggtgcgc cagcagcaga tggttgtagc 2161tcaccagtat agcttcgccc cagatgggga ggcccggctg gtgagccgct gccctgcaga 2221caatcctggc ctcgtccagg cccagcccag agtgccactc acccccaccc gagggaccag 2281cagtagggtg gctgtccaga ggggtgtagg cagtgggcca catccccctg acacacagca 2341gccctctccc agcaaagcgt tcaaacccag gtttccagga gaccaggttg tgaatggagc 2401cggcccagag ctgagcacag gcccctcccc aggctcgccc accctggaca tcgaccagtc 2461catcgagcag ctcaacaggc tgatcctgga gctggatccc accttcgagc ccatccctac 2521ccacatgaac gccctcggta gccaggccaa tggctctgtg tctccagaca gcgtgggagg 2581tgggctccgg gcaagcagca ggctgcctga cacaggagag ggccccagca gggccaccgg 2641gcggcaaggc tcctctgctg aacagcccct gggcgggaga ctcaggaagc tgagcctggg 2701gcagtacgac aacgatgctg gggggcagct gcccttctcc aaatgtgcat ggggaaaggc 2761tggtgtggac tatgccccaa acctgccgcc attcccctca ccagcggacg tcaaagagac 2821gatgacccct ggctatcccc aggacctcga tattatcgat ggcagaattt taagtagcaa 2881ggagtccatg tgttcaactc cagcatttcc tgtgtctcca gagacaccgt atgtgaaaac 2941agcgctgcgc catcctccgt tcagcccacc tgagcccccg ctgagcagcc cagccagtca 3001gcacaaagga ggacgtgaac cacgaagctg ccctgagacg ctcactcacg ctgtggggat 3061gtcagagagc cccatcggac ccaaatccac gatgctccgg gctgatgcgt cctcgacgcc 3121ctcctttcag caggcttttg cttcttcctg caccatttcc agcaacggcc ctgggcagag 3181gagagagagc tcctcttctg cagaacgcca gtgggtggag agcagcccca agcccatggt 3241ttccctgctg gggagcggcc ggcccaccgg aagtcccctc agcgctgagt tctccggtac 3301caggaaggac tccccagtgc tgtcctgctt cccgccgtca gagctccagg ctcctttcca 3361cagccatgag ctgtccctag cagagccacc ggactccctg gcgcctccca gcagccaggc 3421cttcctgggc ttcggcaccg ccccagtggg aagtggcctt ccgcccgagg aggacctggg 3481ggccttgctg gccaattctc atggagcgtc accgaccccc agcatcccgc tgacagcgac 3541aggggctgcc gacaatggct tcctgtccca caactttctc acggtggcgc ctggacacag 3601cagccaccac agtccaggcc tgcagggcca gggtgtgacc ctgcccgggc agccacccct 3661ccctgagaag aagcgggcct cggaggggga tcgttctttg ggctcagtct ctccctcctc 3721cagtggcttc tccagcccgc acagcgggag caccatcagt atccccttcc caaatgtcct 3781tcccgacttt tccaaggctt cagaagcggc ctcacctctg ccagatagtc caggtgataa 3841acttgtgatc gtgaaatttg ttcaagacac ttccaagttc tggtacaagg cggatatttc 3901aagagaacaa gccatcgcca tgttgaagga caaggagccg ggctcattca ttgttcgaga 3961cagccattcc ttccgagggg cctatggcct ggccatgaag gtggccacgc ccccaccttc 4021agtcctgcag ctgaacaaga aagctggaga tttggccaat gaactcgtcc ggcacttttt 4081gatcgagtgt accccgaagg gagtgcggtt gaaagggtgc tcgaatgaac catatttcgg 4141gagcctgacg gccttggtgt gccagcattc catcacgccc ttggccttgc cgtgcaagct 4201gcttatccca gagagagatc cattggagga aatagcagaa agttctcccc agacggcagc 4261caattcagca gctgagctgt tgaagcaggg ggcagcctgc aatgtgtggt acttgaactc 4321tgtggagatg gagtccctca ccggccacca ggcgatccag aaggccctga gcatcaccct 4381ggtccaggag cctccacctg tgtccacagt tgtgcacttc aaggtgtcag cccagggcat 4441caccctgaca gacaatcaga ggaagctctt cttccggagg cattaccccg tgaacagtgt 4501gattttctgt gccttggacc cacaagacag gaagtggatc aaagatggcc cttcctcaaa 4561agtctttgga tttgtggccc ggaagcaggg cagtgccacg gataatgtgt gccacctgtt 4621tgcagagcat gaccctgagc agcctgccag tgccattgtc aacttcgtat caaaggtcat 4681gattggttcc ccaaagaagg tctgagaact cccctccctc cctggaccca ccgatgcctc 4741tcgaagccct ggagacagcc gttgggtgag ggtggggccc ccacttttta ccaaactagt 4801aaacctgaca ttccaggccc atgaggggaa agaggatctt ccagctctgc aaaaacaaga 4861acaaacaaca tcaccgtgaa ttggcctttc ctgaaagtga cttatctgac acatctctgt 4921agccacatgc tttttgggta gaagaagctg ggcatgggtg caccccaccc cctagggtcc 4981ccatgggaaa gggacatgca aggaaacagc acagaacacg aggtggtccc catgtccctg 5041gcacactagc attccggggg atgaggaatc cccagccctt gaggcagagg tgccgagtga 5101ctgccatgct tcgcccgtcc gcatgggcgc ttctgtccag ctgcacccga ggccgggggt 5161ttccctcacc tcggtcttcc caagatggag atgctaacga aactgagaag ggggcgtatg 5221tttgacgaag gtttgtgcaa gtcaggccct tctggaacac agcagggcct acaacgaggg 5281gcctttgcga tgggctgtga ggatgggggt ggtgggaaga attggccacg ttggagaccc 5341catgccaccc caccatggtg agtgctctgt gcctcctgct cacctgtggt gagctgggcg 5401agctgggcga gctgggcgag ctgggctggg gagagcctgt gaggaccgag aggagaaatg 5461agaagaagga acaaaaatat tatttctatg taatttatat tttacttatg ccaaattatt 5521tatgataatt tgccattgct atactgtacc agtgtcaaat gctgcagcct gccaagctgt 5581gattttgtga ggcttgtccc tatgtaggat gcaccgcagg cccctggcca ctgaaagagt 5641gtgcagtgga ctgtgggtct cccatatgcg gtgccgccca aaggtggctt tgcctcaagc 5701aacctaccct gatgttttac tcattggaat gtttttcccc gattgtggat gacttctttt 5761ctgatggaga gagtccagga gggatggaaa actcctggat ttaagctcag catcccccac 5821atgggctttt cgatcatctt caggcctgaa gctgcacgac ctgaagttcg cctgcattta 5881tcagccctct ttgtgctgct ccttgccacc ttggggttcc tgctggggac catgtgtggt 5941tgtggcatgt gtgagcagaa gggaggatga ggaaaaagag aagaaacccc ggtactgaca 6001agctgttttt gagtgccact gtttgccatc atctaagcca ctgaatcaag tgtatttcag 6061gcttatttca acattccaat gccctggttt tcctgcttga atctgttcgt ggtcaaaggt 6121ttgggggaat ttgtgaccct ggaacatccc cagagtgaaa gatggagctg ggccacatca 6181gaataaggcc ttggccccat cctctcacag cctaggtgct ctgcaggcat gctgactgtc 6241ctgattgcga tccagcccga aattccctcc tctgctttca aaagtcaaat cccccattct 6301taggccacac tggtgtcaca agctcctgtc agggagctgg ggtttgggaa tgtgctttgt 6361gaactctgct ttaaagtgag gggccgagga aaacttagaa acaggcagag ttggaagcag 6421ccaaatcaca gtgggtgttg tgtgtgtgtg cgtgtgtgca tgcgtgcgtg tatgcgtgtg 6481tgaaagcagg tggaccattc cactttttag ctcctattga tgcaccaaac caagtgcctc 6541atttctgtgc caaatgtttg ccttggtcgt tgtggacctc cttctctaac ttgcggtggc 6601atgactgtca ggaggtgctg gcattttcag cagatcctca tgtgttgacc ctgatgtctt 6661tagcagaggc ctctagcatc tcggtttttc atccactgca ggaatgtggc cacagggagc 6721agaggtttgt actttcccca agaggtcctc atcctgagac ggtctctacc catgtttaac 6781ccaaagagtg caggccaggt tccttatcct tctgatgaag gatgagagag ctcatttaga 6841agtcagagca aactagggtc tcagtattga gaaacgcagc ctgccaggga atcacagaga 6901catcggggtg cccgcgatgg ccctcatgaa gccatgcctc gacggcattc aggaagccct 6961gcaaacgtgc tttttgaact cattggccag gtgtgatttt tacacaaggt aaacgtggtc 7021aagggcatcg gggaatttgc tccaagcaga tagctccctc tgaggaacca aaggaagcaa 7081gtttccacga tttctgaaga gctggtatag gaagtttctt tcttcctttt gtgttacatg 7141tgcattaaac agaacaagct gtgtgtcatc acagattgta ctgtgggctc agaaaccgtg 7201agagagcccc caccgtggac accggctcta gggccacagg aaaaggaacg tttccaggca 7261ttttgtctcc agggctcccg ctggacaggc acgtactgcc ctggggagta aatgcggaga 7321gttcacgaac tgtgcccaac gcatgttata gccagggtcc tactaactac tcagtaaaag 7381aacgtattgt tgtattcctc cagtgttaag ctatagccat gttaaaagtc actgtgcatt 7441tattctcagc atcaaatacc ttgtaacgtc ttctctgcct tgttagtgca tatttttact 7501tttctgatac tgtaaagaat atatccagta tgtaaatgaa tgttctataa atcttttgta 7561tagtcatttt ctctgctcct taaatatcat ctctattcag agtataataa aattatgaac 7621ttggtaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 7681aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human TSPAN12 is available asNCBI accession number NM_012338 (gi: 48255911). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:170.

1 ggccctggct gccgccgctg cctcgtccgg actcggagag gacttgggag ggacagcggc 61gctgggaggt ggcttagcag agactttcca gcaactgctg cccaggactt tttttttttt 121ttttcttttt cccaggaggc ggcgacggcg gcggcggggg gagaggaaga gaaagaagcg 181tctccagctg aagccaatgc agccctccgg ctctccgcga agaagttccc tgccccgatg 241agcccccgcc gtgcgtcccc gactatcccc aggcgggcgt ggggcaccgg gcccagcgcc 301gacgatcgct gccgttttgc ccttgggagt aggatgtggt gaaaggatgg ggcttctccc 361ttacggggct cacaatggcc agagaagatt ccgtgaagtg tctgcgctgc ctgctctacg 421ccctcaatct gctcttttgg ttaatgtcca tcagtgtgtt ggcagtttct gcttggatga 481gggactacct aaataatgtt ctcactttaa ctgcagaaac gagggtagag gaagcagtca 541ttttgactta ctttcctgtg gttcatccgg tcatgattgc tgtttgctgt ttccttatca 601ttgtggggat gttaggatat tgtggaacgg tgaaaagaaa tctgttgctt cttgcatggt 661actttggaag tttgcttgtc attttctgtg tagaactggc ttgtggcgtt tggacatatg 721aacaggaact tatggttcca gtacaatggt cagatatggt cactttgaaa gccaggatga 781caaattatgg attacctaga tatcggtggc ttactcatgc ttggaatttt tttcagagag 841agtttaagtg ctgtggagta gtatatttca ctgactggtt ggaaatgaca gagatggact 901ggcccccaga ttcctgctgt gttagagaat tcccaggatg ttccaaacag gcccaccagg 961aagatctcag tgacctttat caagagggtt gtgggaagaa aatgtattcc tttttgagag 1021gaaccaaaca actgcaggtg ctgaggtttc tgggaatctc cattggggtg acacaaatcc 1081tggccatgat tctcaccatt actctgctct gggctctgta ttatgataga agggagccgg 1141ggacagacca aatgatgtcc ttgaagaatg acaactctca gcacctgtca tgtccctcag 1201tagaactgtt gaaaccaagc ctgtcaagaa tctttgaaca cacatccatg gcaaacagct 1261ttaatacaca ctttgagatg gaggagttat aaaaagaaat gtcacagaag aaaaccacaa 1321acttgtttta ctggacttgt gaatttttga gtacatacta tgtgtttcag aaatatgtag 1381aaataaaaat gttgccataa aataacacct aagcatatac tattctatgc tttaaaatga 1441ggatggaaaa gtttcatgtc ataagtcacc acctggacaa taattgatgc ccttaaaatg 1501ctgaagacag atgtcatacc cactgtgtag cctgtgtatg acttttactg aacacagtta 1561tgttttgagg cagcatggtt tgattagcat ttccgcatcc atgcaaacga gtcacatatg 1621gtgggactgg agccatagta aaggttgatt tacttctacc aactagtata taaagtacta 1681attaaatgct aacataggaa gttagaaaat actaataact tttattactc agcgatctat 1741tcttctgatg ctaaataaat tatatatcag aaaactttca atattggtga ctacctaaat 1801gtgatttttg ctggttacta aaatattctt accacttaaa agagcaagct aacacattgt 1861cttaagctga tcagggattt tttgtatata agtctgtgtt aaatctgtat aattcagtcg 1921atttcagttc tgataatgtt aagaataacc attatgaaaa ggaaaatttg tcctgtatag 1981catcattatt tttagccttt cctgttaata aagctttact attctgtcct gggcttatat 2041tacacatata actgttattt aaatacttaa ccactaattt tgaaaattac cagtgtgata 2101cataggaatc attattcaga atgtagtctg gtctttagga agtattaata agaaaatttg 2161cacataactt agttgattca gaaaggactt gtatgctgtt tttctcccaa atgaagactc 2221tttttgacac taaacacttt ttaaaaagct tatctttgcc ttctccaaac aagaagcaat 2281agtctccaag tcaatataaa ttctacagaa aatagtgttc tttttctcca gaaaaatgct 2341tgtgagaatc attaaaacat gtgacaattt agagattctt tgttttattt cactgattaa 2401tatactgtgg caaattacac agattattaa atttttttac aagagtatag tatatttatt 2461tgaaatggga aaagtgcatt ttactgtatt ttgtgtattt tgtttatttc tcagaatatg 2521gaaagaaaat taaaatgtgt caataaatat tttctagaga gtaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human UPP1 is available asNCBI accession number NM_003364 (gi: 31742506). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:171.

1 ggtcagctga gttcgccggc ccagggcagg cggggcccga gcctagcggt aacccccggg 61cagggcgggg ccgctcgcag actccatatg agattcacct cgcaggtggt tccctcattc 121gagtgctccg gcgcacagac ccgcgccccg ccgtctgcga gcctcccgag agccgtccct 181tcgtccggcc ctggagcatt gcgtttgtcg ccggtgtcgc agtgcgagga tggcgccgcg 241ggtgtagcgg ctctctgcgc aggccgagtg ggcccagaga agcgaggaac tccgcagctc 301gtcgacacgt ctcgtctcct gtcccaattc agggcttggt gaggtgactc gcggtcgcgg 361gtgactcgcc ggcaggacac tgcctggaac gcctggagcg cctcccactg cagacgtctg 421tccgcctcca gccgctctcc tctgacgggt cctgcctcag ttggcggaat ggcggccacg 481ggagccaatg cagagaaagc tgaaagtcac aatgattgcc ccgtcagact tttaaatcca 541aacatagcaa aaatgaaaga agatattctc tatcatttca atctcaccac tagcagacac 601aatttcccag ccttgtttgg agatgtgaag tttgtgtgtg ttggtggaag cccctcccgg 661atgaaagcct tcatcaggtg cgttggtgca gagctgggcc ttgactgccc aggtagagac 721tatcccaaca tctgtgcggg aactgaccgc tatgccatgt ataaagtagg accggtgctg 781tctgtcagtc atggtatggg cattccttct atctcaatca tgttgcatga gctcataaag 841ctgctgtact atgcccggtg ctccaacgtc actatcatcc gcattggcac ttctggtggg 901ataggtctgg agcccggcac tgtggtcata acagagcagg cagtggatac ctgcttcaag 961gcagagtttg agcagattgt cctggggaag cgggtcatcc ggaaaacgga ccttaacaag 1021aagctggtgc aggagctgtt gctgtgttct gcagagctga gcgagttcac cacagtggtg 1081gggaacacca tgtgcacctt ggacttctat gaagggcaag gccgtctgga tggggctctc 1141tgctcctaca cggagaagga caagcaggcg tatctggagg cagcctatgc agccggcgtc 1201cgcaatatcg agatggagtc ctcggtgttt gccgccatgt gcagcgcctg cggcctccaa 1261gcggccgtgg tgtgtgtcac cctcctgaac cgcctggaag gggaccagat cagcagccct 1321cgcaatgtgc tcagcgagta ccagcagagg ccgcagcggc tggtgagcta cttcatcaag 1381aagaaactga gcaaggcctg agcgctgccc tgcacctccg cagacctgct gtgatgactt 1441gccattaaaa gcattgtcca aaatcccctg ttgtgtggac tttgagcaca ctttacacaa 1501gaatctagaa aatcagatcg cgattaagag acagagaatc ttggattaac cgcatgggag 1561atgttcttcc ttttgaagtt tcattggagc attttcaatg atgttagcct gatttggggt 1621ttcttcaaga acattctacc aaatttttgt actatttcta gggaaatttt tcagacttta 1681aaattctaat ggtagtcaga tttcatgtca ctaaacaaga aatctgacaa tagtgccagg 1741aaactaattt cctgatacat taaaaaaatt ccatgcaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaa

One example of a nucleic acid sequence for human NAUK2 is available asNCBI accession number NM_030952 (gi: 13569921). This sequence is recitedbelow for easy reference as SEQ ID NO:172.

1 gtgctttact gcgcgctctg gtactgctgt ggctccccgt cctggtgcgg gacctgtgcc 61ccgcgcttca gccctccccg cacagcctac tgattcccct gccgcccttg ctcacctcct 121gctcgccatg gagtcgctgg ttttcgcgcg gcgctccggc cccactccct cggccgcaga 181gctagcccgg ccgctggcgg aagggctgat caagtcgccc aagcccctaa tgaagaagca 241ggcggtgaag cggcaccacc acaagcacaa cctgcggcac cgctacgagt tcctggagac 301cctgggcaaa ggcacctacg ggaaggtgaa gaaggcgcgg gagagctcgg ggcgcctggt 361ggccatcaag tcaatccgga aggacaaaat caaagatgag caagatctga tgcacatacg 421gagggagatt gagatcatgt catcactcaa ccaccctcac atcattgcca tccatgaagt 481gtttgagaac agcagcaaga tcgtgatcgt catggagtat gccagccggg gcgaccttta 541tgactacatc agcgagcggc agcagctcag tgagcgcgaa gctaggcatt tcttccggca 601gatcgtctct gccgtgcact attgccatca gaacagagtt gtccaccgag atctcaagct 661ggagaacatc ctcttggatg ccaatgggaa tatcaagatt gctgacttcg gcctctccaa 721cctctaccat caaggcaagt tcctgcagac attctgtggg agccccctct atgcctcgcc 781agagattgtc aatgggaagc cctacacagg cccagaggtg gacagctggt ccctgggtgt 841tctcctctac atcctggtgc atggcaccat gccctttgat gggcatgacc ataagatcct 901agtgaaacag atcagcaacg gggcctaccg ggagccacct aaaccctctg atgcctgtgg 961cctgatccgg tggctgttga tggtgaaccc cacccgccgg gccaccctgg aggatgtggc 1021cagtcactgg tgggtcaact ggggctacgc cacccgagtg ggagagcagg aggctccgca 1081tgagggtggg caccctggca gtgactctgc ccgcgcctcc atggctgact ggctccggcg 1141ttcctcccgc cccctcctgg agaatggggc caaggtgtgc agcttcttca agcagcatgc 1201acctggtggg ggaagcacca cccctggcct ggagcgccag cattcgctca agaagtcccg 1261caaggagaat gacatggccc agtctctcca cagtgacacg gctgatgaca ctgcccatcg 1321ccctggcaag agcaacctca agctgccaaa gggcattctc aagaagaagg tgtcagcctc 1381tgcagaaggg gtacaggagg accctccgga gctcagccca atccctgcga gcccagggca 1441ggctgccccg ctgctcccca agaagggcat tctcaagaag ccccgacagc gcgagtctgg 1501ctactactcc tctcccgagc ccagtgaatc tggggagctc ttggacgcag gcgacgtgtt 1561tgtgagtggg gatcccaagg agcagaagcc tccgcaagct tcagggctgc tcctccatcg 1621caaaggcatc ctcaaactca atggcaagtt ctcccagaca gccttggagc tcgcggcccc 1681caccaccttc ggctccctgg atgaactcgc cccacctcgc cccctggccc gggccagccg 1741accctcaggg gctgtgagcg aggacagcat cctgtcctct gagtcctttg accagctgga 1801cttgcctgaa cggctcccag agcccccact gcggggctgt gtgtctgtgg acaacctcac 1861ggggcttgag gagcccccct cagagggccc tggaagctgc ctgaggcgct ggcggcagga 1921tcctttgggg gacagctgct tttccctgac agactgccag gaggtgacag cgacctaccg 1981acaggcactg agggtctgct caaagctcac ctgagtggag taggcattgc cccagcccgg 2041tcaggctctc agatgcagct ggttgcaccc cgaggggaga tgccttctcc cccacctccc 2101aggacctgca tcccagctca gaaggctgag agggtttgca gtggagccct gagcagggct 2161ggatatggga agtaggcaaa tgaaatgcgc caagggttca gtgtctgtct tcagccctgc 2221tgaacgaaga ggatactaaa gagaggggaa cgggaatgcc cgcgacagag tccacattgc 2281ctgtttcttg tgtacatggg ggggccacag agacctggaa agagaactct cccagggccc 2341atctcctgca tcccatgaat actctgtaca catggtgcct tctaaggaca gctccttccc 2401tactcattcc ctgcccaagt ggggccagac ctctttacac acacattccc gttcctacca 2461accaccagaa ctggatggtg gcacccctaa tgtgcatgag gcatcctggg aatggtctgg 2521agtaacgctt cgttattttt atttttattt ttatttattt atttattttt ttgagacgga 2581gtttcgctct tggtgcccag gctagagtgc aatggcgcga tctcagctca cctcaacctc 2641cgcctcccgg gttcaagcga ttctcctgcc tcagcctccc tagtagctgg gattacaggc 2701gcccgccacc atgcccggct aattttgtat ttttagtaga gacagggttt ctccatgttg 2761gtcaggctgg tctcaaactc ccgacctcag gtgatccacc cacctcggcc tcccaaagtg 2821ctgggattac aggcgtgagc caccgcgccc cacctaaccc ttccttattt agcctaggag 2881taagagaaca caatctctgt ttcttcaatg gttctcttcc cttttccatc ctccaaacct 2941ggcctgagcc tcctgaagtt gctgctgtga atctgaaaga cttgaaaagc ctccgcctgc 3001tgtgtggact tcatctcaag gggcccagcc tcctctggac tccaccttgg acctcagtga 3061ctcagaactt ctgcctctaa gctgctctaa agtccagact atggatgtgt tctctaggcc 3121ttcaggactc tagaatgtcc atatttattt ttatgttctt ggctttgtgt tttaggaaaa 3181gtgaatcttg ctgttttcaa taatgtgaat gctatgttct gggaaaatcc actatgacat 3241ctaagttttg tgtacagaga gatatttttg caactatttc cacctcctcc cacaaccccc 3301cacactccac tccacactct tgagtctctt tacctaatgg tctctaccta atggacctcc 3361gtggccaaaa agtaccatta aaaccagaaa ggtgattgga aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 3421aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaa

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All patents and publications referenced or mentioned herein areindicative of the levels of skill of those skilled in the art to whichthe invention pertains, and each such referenced patent or publicationis hereby incorporated by reference to the same extent as if it had beenincorporated by reference in its entirety individually or set forthherein in its entirety. Applicants reserve the right to physicallyincorporate into this specification any and all materials andinformation from any such cited patents or publications.

The specific methods and compositions described herein arerepresentative of preferred embodiments and are exemplary and notintended as limitations on the scope of the invention. Other objects,aspects, and embodiments will occur to those skilled in the art uponconsideration of this specification, and are encompassed within thespirit of the invention as defined by the scope of the claims. It willbe readily apparent to one skilled in the art that varying substitutionsand modifications may be made to the invention disclosed herein withoutdeparting from the scope and spirit of the invention. The inventionillustratively described herein suitably may be practiced in the absenceof any element or elements, or limitation or limitations, which is notspecifically disclosed herein as essential. The methods and processesillustratively described herein suitably may be practiced in differingorders of steps, and that they are not necessarily restricted to theorders of steps indicated herein or in the claims. As used herein and inthe appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” includeplural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus,for example, a reference to “a host cell” includes a plurality (forexample, a culture or population) of such host cells, and so forth.Under no circumstances may the patent be interpreted to be limited tothe specific examples or embodiments or methods specifically disclosedherein. Under no circumstances may the patent be interpreted to belimited by any statement made by any Examiner or any other official oremployee of the Patent and Trademark Office unless such statement isspecifically and without qualification or reservation expressly adoptedin a responsive writing by Applicants.

The terms and expressions that have been employed are used as terms ofdescription and not of limitation, and there is no intent in the use ofsuch terms and expressions to exclude any equivalent of the featuresshown and described or portions thereof, but it is recognized thatvarious modifications are possible within the scope of the invention asclaimed. Thus, it will be understood that although the present inventionhas been specifically disclosed by preferred embodiments and optionalfeatures, modification and variation of the concepts herein disclosedmay be resorted to by those skilled in the art, and that suchmodifications and variations are considered to be within the scope ofthis invention as defined by the appended claims.

The invention has been described broadly and generically herein. Each ofthe narrower species and subgeneric groupings falling within the genericdisclosure also form part of the invention. This includes the genericdescription of the invention with a proviso or negative limitationremoving any subject matter from the genus, regardless of whether or notthe excised material is specifically recited herein.

Other embodiments are within the following claims. In addition, wherefeatures or aspects of the invention are described in terms of Markushgroups, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention isalso thereby described in terms of any individual member or subgroup ofmembers of the Markush group.

What is claimed:
 1. A method comprising: measuring levels of RNAexpression of genes consisting of DPP4, SERPINA1, MATN2, and PROS1 in atest tissue or cell sample from a subject by microarray analysis and/orquantitative polymerase chain reaction using primers or probes, whereinat least one of the primers or probes is SEQ ID NO: 18, 33, 42, or 50;and treating the subject for thyroid cancer when thyroid cancer cells inthe test tissue or cell sample have at least a 50% increase in themeasured levels of RNA expression of genes consisting of DPP4, SERPINA1,and PROS1 and at least a 50% decrease in the measured level of MATN2 RNAexpression compared to RNA expression levels of genes consisting ofDPP4, SERPINA1, MATN2, and PROS1 in a benign thyroid standard sample. 2.The method of claim 1, further comprising performing fine needleaspiration to obtain the test tissue or cell sample.
 3. The method ofclaim 1, wherein the test tissue sample or cell sample is anunclassified tumor sample.
 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the testtissue or cell sample is a formalin fixed test tissue or cell sample. 5.The method of claim 1, wherein the method detects thyroid cancer cellsin the test tissue or cell sample with greater than 80% specificity. 6.The method of claim 1, wherein thyroid cancer cells are detected in thetest tissue or cell sample when the RNA expression of DPP4, SERPINA1,MATN2, and PROS1 is at least 2.4 fold different as compared to the RNAexpression of DPP4, SERPINA1, MATN2, and PROS1 in the benign thyroidstandard sample.
 7. A method comprising: obtaining a test thyroid tissuesample from a subject by fine needle aspirate; measuring levels of RNAexpression of genes consisting of DPP4, SERPINA1, MATN2, and PROS1 inthe test thyroid tissue sample using primers or probes, wherein at leastone of the primers or probes is SEQ ID NO: 18, 33, 42, or 50; andtreating the subject for thyroid cancer when at least a 50% increase inthe measured levels of RNA expression of genes consisting of DPP4,SERPINA1, and PROS1 and at least a 50% decrease in the measured level ofMATN2 RNA expression are detected in the thyroid tissue sample comparedto RNA expression levels of genes consisting of DPP4, SERPINA1, MATN2,and PROS1 in a benign thyroid standard sample.
 8. The method of claim 7,wherein thyroid cancer cells are detected in the test thyroid tissuesample when the RNA expression of DPP4, SERPINA1, MATN2, and PROS1 is atleast 2.4 fold different as compared to the RNA expression of genesconsisting of DPP4, SERPINA1, MATN2, and PROS1 in the benign thyroidstandard sample.
 9. The method of claim 7, wherein the test tissuesample is an unclassified tumor sample.
 10. The method of claim 1,further comprising performing reverse transcription polymerase chainreaction, and/or real time polymerase chain reaction, before or inconjunction with microarray analysis and/or quantitative polymerasechain reaction.